Bwaana Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Bwaana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bwaana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwaana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwaana occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bwaana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwaana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwaana is the 1,649,806th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Bwaana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwaana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Bwaana is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 33 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 13 percent reside and Buyende District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwahana | 92 | 8 | / |
| Bwana | 91 | 12,438 | / |
| Bwahanga | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bhwana | 83 | 105 | / |
| Bwaina | 83 | 61 | / |
| Bwanai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwanna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwanah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bwanau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bwanaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bwauna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwanas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwanaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwahani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhwaane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buana | 73 | 15,990 | / |
| Bwena | 73 | 195 | / |
| Bwani | 73 | 143 | / |
| Bwane | 73 | 79 | / |
| Bwona | 73 | 77 | / |
| Bwano | 73 | 35 | / |
| Pwana | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bbana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bvana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vbana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwanaowa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Buahanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buanga | 67 | 38,959 | / |
| Bhuana | 67 | 175 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mpwana | 67 | 67 | / |
| Buanay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Buatna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bwanyi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bwaneh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Buanai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Buanat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bwoona | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pwanna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhvana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pwatna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bbanaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwonna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buanas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pwaina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwgani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweena | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwaana
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