Buswa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Buswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Uganda531:736,59036,183
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Buswa (16) may also be a first name.

Buswa Last Name Facts

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

Buswa (Oriya: ବୁା) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Buswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Buswa reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa Buswa exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Buswa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buswa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buswa last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buswa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buswa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.83% less than the national average, earning R 83,568 per year; in United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning $39,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busway9186/
Buswas9145/
Bushwa9132/
Busswa913/
Buswat912/
Buswah912/
Bushway83707/
Buschwa8325/
Buswaja839/
Bushwai831/
Bushwah830/
Buswe80335/
Boswa80220/
Busua8080/
Busba8055/
Buswo801/
Busva801/
Bhuhswat771/
Bouswais771/
Boushway770/
Buschwah770/
Bousba734,361/
Buchwa73559/
Bosway73190/
Busbea73167/
Biswah73167/
Boswai7348/
Buzwah736/
Bushwo734/
Bieswa734/
Bhuswe734/
Busbau732/
Mpuswa732/
Bouswe732/
Bausua731/
Busbaa731/
Bhoswa731/
Busvah731/
Bushva731/
Buswid731/
Busvai731/
Bussua731/
Busuah731/
Bhuswi731/
Busuat731/
Busbay730/
Buzway730/
Boswea730/
Bousbaa678,070/
Bousbai67669/
Bousbah67306/
Butsuea67122/
Buesuah6712/
Bousbea6711/
Boussba676/
Busbaih675/
Bousbay674/
Bousbha672/
Bousbàa672/
Bosswai672/
Boushba672/
Bousbéa672/
Butshua671/
Buchwad671/
Biswaha671/
Bishwah671/
Bhishwa671/
Bieshwa671/
Bauchwa671/
Busswie670/
Bossway670/
Buswith670/
Buchwat670/
Bussuat670/

Buswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buswa in the Oriya language
ବୁାbua-

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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
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  • 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 Buswa
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