Buwaya Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Buwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Buwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buwaya occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwaya? popularity and diffusion
Buwaya is the 1,252,959th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Buwaya are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 68 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 8 percent are found and Luuka District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buwaaya | 92 | 13 | / |
| Bouwaya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bhuwaya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buway | 91 | 157 | / |
| Buwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bouhwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouway | 83 | 244 | / |
| Bowaya | 83 | 114 | / |
| Buwayi | 83 | 112 | / |
| Busway | 83 | 86 | / |
| Buwaye | 83 | 58 | / |
| Bhuway | 83 | 10 | / |
| Buwoya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Buwayo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bubaya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buhway | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bueway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beuway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Boubaya | 77 | 1,623 | / |
| Bouwaye | 77 | 1,120 | / |
| Bushway | 77 | 707 | / |
| Bouwayi | 77 | 124 | / |
| Bouwiya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Buswaja | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bubayah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bhuvaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Buwayhi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bouweya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouwhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buwooya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouwayu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhuwiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouuaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buwai | 73 | 647 | / |
| Boway | 73 | 387 | / |
| Buwaj | 73 | 240 | / |
| Bubay | 73 | 123 | / |
| Buvay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Buvaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Buwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buwayhid | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bouwajah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhuwauia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouwaaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boushway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bowhay | 67 | 850 | / |
| Bouwey | 67 | 528 | / |
| Boweya | 67 | 479 | / |
| Bouwai | 67 | 249 | / |
| Bubuya | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bowayi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Bhuwai | 67 | 119 | / |
| Bowaye | 67 | 112 | / |
| Boubay | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bouvay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bauwai | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bowuya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buwaji | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bubiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bubaja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bubaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bowayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baubay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buwawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buwait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boeway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauvaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouvaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buybay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwwey | 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 Buwaya
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