Bushwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bushwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bushwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Bushwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bushwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bushwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bushwa reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Bushwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bushwa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bushwa surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bushwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bushwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.79% less than the national average, earning R 17,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bushway92707/
Buschwa9225/
Bushwai921/
Bushwah920/
Buswa91188/
Buhwa9168/
Buschwah860/
Boushway860/
Buchwa83559/
Busway8386/
Buswas8345/
Buhway834/
Bushwo834/
Busswa833/
Buswah832/
Buswat832/
Bushva831/
Bauhwa831/
Vushwa831/
Buwa803,886/
Buswaja779/
Bouhwas774/
Buhwaid774/
Bousbha772/
Boushba772/
Bhishwa771/
Bishwah771/
Butshua771/
Buchwad771/
Bieshwa771/
Bauchwa771/
Buchwat770/
Buwai73647/
Bouwa73339/
Buswe73335/
Bauwa73287/
Buwaj73240/
Boswa73220/
Buwah73205/
Buway73157/
Bhuwa73147/
Busua7380/
Busba7355/
Beuwa7354/
Vuswa7337/
Bubha736/
Buuwa735/
Bujwa734/
Buywa734/
Buwau732/
Busva731/
Buwaa731/
Buwha731/
Vuhwa731/
Buwua731/
Buiwa731/
Buswo731/
Buchwach7144/
Bousbaha714/
Bhuhswat711/
Buchwaiz711/
Boushbah711/
Bouswais711/
Bousba674,361/
Bushby673,780/
Bhuwad671,239/
Bahuwa67824/
Bushue67511/
Bouwai67249/
Bouway67244/
Bosway67190/
Biswah67167/
Busbea67167/
Bhubha67145/
Bhuwai67119/
Bushui6771/
Boswai6748/
Bauwai6737/
Wauswa6723/
Bhujwa6719/
Bauwah6719/
Bouwah6715/
Bubhai6714/
Buhuha6714/
Bhuway6710/
Bouwaï6710/
Buzwah676/
Boshua675/
Bieswa674/
Bhuswe674/
Bhuwap674/
Bhauwa672/
Boujwa672/
Busbau672/
Buwait672/
Bouswe672/
Mpuswa672/
Buhuad672/
Bhuiwa671/
Buiwas671/
Bouwad671/
Bhuhba671/
Bhuswi671/
Bhouwa671/
Beuwas671/
Busuah671/
Buiwai671/
Busuat671/
Buchwaitz671/
Bussua671/
Bohuwa671/
Bujwaj671/
Buwaha671/
Busvai671/
Buswid671/
Buchwe671/
Bouwap671/
Bouwas671/
Bouwat671/
Bouhba671/
Bausua671/
Bauwas671/
Busbaa671/
Boubha671/
Boouha671/
Bhoswa671/
Buwach671/
Busvah671/
Boswea670/
Buchwo670/
Bushvy670/
Buzway670/
Beuway670/
Busbay670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bushwa
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