Buwe Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
United States161:22,653,683662,747
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Buwe (53) may also be a first name.

Buwe Last Name Facts

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

Buwe is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Buwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwe? popularity and diffusion

Buwe is the 970,883rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Buwe live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 53 people.

The surname Buwe is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,889,274. In Indonesia Buwe is mostly found in: West Kalimantan, where 59 percent live, Papua, where 37 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Buwe is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Buwe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buwe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buwe last name increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.3% more than the national average, earning R 369,048 per year and in United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwe891,341/
Bauwe89265/
Buwee8950/
Beuwe8920/
Buweh8918/
Buwez8911/
Buwei895/
Buiwe894/
Buhwe891/
Bujwe891/
Buwie891/
Buuwe891/
Buwue891/
Buewe891/
Buw8632/
Bouwey80528/
Beuwer80129/
Bouwei8058/
Bouwie8028/
Bouwet8020/
Bauwer8017/
Bhuswe804/
Bahuwe804/
Bauwie803/
Bouswe802/
Bouwee801/
Buwieh801/
Buchwe801/
Buwett800/
Beuwee800/
Buwwey800/
Bowe7517,435/
Buwa753,886/
Bube753,557/
Bouw753,369/
Bauw752,445/
Buve75255/
Buwi7584/
Vuwe7521/
Buwd757/
Buiw752/
Buyw751/
Bujw751/
Bueweah731/
Buwejje731/
Buhwiej731/
Boube6749,425/
Bowie6725,587/
Bowey671,528/
Beuve67996/
Bouwi67753/
Bowei67648/
Buwai67647/
Bouve67580/
Bouwa67339/
Bauwa67287/
Bauve67250/
Buwaj67240/
Baube67210/
Boewe67202/
Buway67157/
Bhuwa67147/
Beube67140/
Bouwheer67107/
Bhube6782/
Bowea6760/
Bubey6756/
Bowee6751/
Bubea6745/
Buhbe6742/
Buvet6741/
Buchweis6735/
Buevi6727/
Buves6723/
Busue6721/
Bouwy6720/
Bhuve6719/
Bowej6719/
Buiwi6718/
Buuve6711/
Bhauw679/
Bubee678/
Buver678/
Buchweiz678/
Bauwy678/
Bowhe676/
Bujwa674/
Boowe674/
Bubeș674/
Buywa674/
Boeue673/
Buvie673/
Bouwé673/
Bauue672/
Buvez672/
Bouchwer672/
Bubei671/
Bujve671/
Butve671/
Buwaa671/
Buwha671/
Bauwi671/
Buvey671/
Bowue671/
Bujue671/
Buiwa671/
Buive671/
Npuwe671/
Buyue671/
Buvea671/
Buvep671/
Buwoj671/
Busve671/
Bouue671/
Bouwaaye671/
Biewe671/
Bueve671/
Boweï671/
Buchwetz671/
Booue670/

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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 Buwe
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