Buwembo Surname

141,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buwembo Surname User-submission:

The Buwembo surname means 'to give quick answers'.

Buwembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,0991:12,5972,068
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Buwembo (12) may also be a first name.

Buwembo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Buwembo surname means 'to give quick answers'.

- ceaser

Buwembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buwembo is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,381st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,312,039 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Buwembo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Buwembo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,099 people, or 1 in 12,597. In Uganda Buwembo is most common in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent reside, Kampala District, where 18 percent reside and Luweero District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Buwembo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buwembo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.2% more than the national average, earning R 580,308 per year and in United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buweembo9319/
Buiwembo931/
Buwemba86226/
Buwambo8636/
Buwenbo862/
Buvembo861/
Bowembo861/
Buwamba714/
Buwenba711/
Bowemba711/
Buvambo711/
Boubimba531/

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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
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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 Buwembo
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