Busiwa Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Busiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
Busiwa (102) may also be a first name.
Busiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Busiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Busiwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Busiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Busiwa is the 1,994,173rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Busiwa live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 102 people.
The last name Busiwa is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 406,408. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 64 percent are found and Southern Province, where 36 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Busuiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bhusiwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bosiwa | 83 | 383 | / |
| Busiwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Busiba | 83 | 8 | / |
| Busewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Busiva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bushewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Busieva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bussiba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bushiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Busibau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buzhiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bushiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhusewad | 71 | 34 | / |
| Boussiba | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bhusivad | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bushhewa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Boushiba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Buttsiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busiewei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boshiewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bugeshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busaivap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vusihwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butsieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buseva | 67 | 230 | / |
| Buziba | 67 | 89 | / |
| Buciba | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bugiba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Boushibah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Busibo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bosewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buseba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhushewad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Busibe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bujiva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bugewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousseiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boussibah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuggiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buziva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butsisuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busevi | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Busiwa
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