Busolwa Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Busolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Busolwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Busolwa Last Name Facts

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

Busolwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Busolwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Busolwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Busolwa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 99 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busulwa864,323/
Bosolwa8621/
Busuulwa804,660/
Bussulwa8016/
Buusulwa804/
Bousalwa802/
Bhusalwad7511/
Bussuulwa751/
Busuullwa751/
Busasilwa751/
Bosolua7141/
Busuulwe672/
Mpusulwa671/
Boussalba631/
Bhosalwe531/
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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 Busolwa
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