Bwa Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Bwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Bwa (391) may also be a first name.
Bwa Demographics
Average Bwa Salary in
United States
$29,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ, Oriya: ବ୍ୱା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 772,238th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Bwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bwa live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 437,834th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 391 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Without taking into account The DR Congo Bwa is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Bwa Last Name Statistics demography
Bwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwai | 86 | 670 | / |
| Bwea | 86 | 57 | / |
| Bwaa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Bway | 86 | 15 | / |
| Bwau | 86 | 15 | / |
| Bwha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bhwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bwaz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bwah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hbwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwahu | 75 | 95 | / |
| Bwa'a | 75 | 24 | / |
| Bhwai | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bhwad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bwahe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bwash | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhwaj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bwaha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bwaah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwhga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwwad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwatt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bweau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwazp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bua | 67 | 22,716 | / |
| Bba | 67 | 2,559 | / |
| Bwe | 67 | 464 | / |
| Bwi | 67 | 70 | / |
| Pwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bwy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bøwadt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bwo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhwaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bwaaye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwaaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
Bwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻮ | abw | - |
| Bwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବ୍ୱା | bwa | - |
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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
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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 Bwa
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