Buwaya Surname

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

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1201:325,32721,922
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Buwaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buwaya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buwaya is the 1,252,959th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Buwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Buwaya reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Buwaya is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Buwaya is most numerous in: Buyende District, where 68 percent live, Kamuli District, where 8 percent live and Luuka District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda Buwaya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buwaaya9213/
Bouwaya923/
Bhuwaya922/
Buway91157/
Buwaa911/
Bouhwaya861/
Bouway83244/
Bowaya83114/
Buwayi83112/
Busway8386/
Buwaye8358/
Bhuway8310/
Buwoya8310/
Buwayo835/
Bubaya835/
Buhway834/
Bueway831/
Buwaha831/
Beuway830/
Boubaya771,623/
Bouwaye771,120/
Bushway77707/
Bouwayi77124/
Bouwiya7717/
Buswaja779/
Bubayah778/
Bhuvaya778/
Buwayhi776/
Bouweya771/
Bouwhay771/
Buwooya771/
Bouwayu771/
Bhuwiya771/
Bouuaya771/
Buwai73647/
Boway73387/
Buwaj73240/
Bubay73123/
Buvay736/
Buvaa735/
Buwau732/
Bowaa731/
Buwayhid714/
Bouwajah714/
Bhuwauia711/
Bouwaaye711/
Boushway710/
Bowhay67850/
Bouwey67528/
Boweya67479/
Bouwai67249/
Bubuya67137/
Bowayi67126/
Bhuwai67119/
Bowaye67112/
Boubay6770/
Bouvay6757/
Bauwai6737/
Bowuya6721/
Buwaji6712/
Bubiya679/
Bubaja678/
Bubaye677/
Bowayo675/
Baubay675/
Buwawe672/
Buwait672/
Boeway671/
Bauvaa671/
Bouvaa671/
Buwoye671/
Bouwae671/
Bowiya671/
Buiwai671/
Buweyi671/
Beubay671/
Buweye671/
Buybay671/
Bujwaj671/
Buwwey670/

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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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