Buwenje Surname
Approximately 687 people bear this surname
Buwenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 686 | 1:56,909 | 6,695 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Buwenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buwenje is found most frequently in Uganda. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Buwenje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwenje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buwenje is the 484,164th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. Buwenje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buwenje live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Buwenje is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 56,909. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 84 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 8 percent are found and Mbale District, where 4 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buwenge | 86 | 271 | / |
| Bouwene | 86 | 46 | / |
| Bouwense | 80 | 210 | / |
| Bujwenge | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bouweine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buwenche | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouwesne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bauwenes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bowene | 77 | 41 | / |
| Buweni | 77 | 23 | / |
| Bubene | 77 | 12 | / |
| Buwena | 77 | 6 | / |
| Buwens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bauwens | 71 | 10,051 | / |
| Bouwens | 71 | 3,697 | / |
| Bouvene | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boubene | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bubenaj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buwensi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouwena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buwanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buveyne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buwenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buuwens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busweni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boweine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buhwinja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bouvenet | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouweini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiviene | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Buwenje
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis