Buwa Surname
Approximately 3,886 people bear this surname
Buwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,707 | 1:31,739 | 4,064 |
| Nigeria | 659 | 1:268,805 | 15,334 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| India | 377 | 1:2,034,656 | 69,432 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Buwa (615) may also be a first name.
Buwa Demographics
Average Buwa Salary in
United States
$34,170 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buwa (Hindi: बुवा) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 118,326th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,875,333 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Buwa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Buwa is also the 336,805th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 615 people.
This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 1,707 people, or 1 in 31,739. In South Africa Buwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.
Buwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buwa last name grew 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Buwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Buwa last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.
The amount Buwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning R 147,948 per year and in United States they earn 20.81% less than the national average, earning $34,170 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buwa in the Hindi language | ||
| बुवा | buva | 50 |
| बुआ | bu'a | 50 |
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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 Buwa
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