Bwacha Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Bwacha Surname Definition:
Bwacha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: daybreak / A new beginning.
Bwacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 443 | 1:35,779 | 3,608 |
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Zimbabwe | 113 | 1:136,622 | 17,842 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bwacha (43) may also be a first name.
Bwacha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bwacha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: daybreak / A new beginning.
Bwacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwacha is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bwacha.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwacha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 455,289th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwacha reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bwacha is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 35,779. In Zambia Bwacha is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 46 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwaca | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buacha | 83 | 246 | / |
| Pwacha | 83 | 180 | / |
| Bwache | 83 | 86 | / |
| Bwocha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bwasha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bvacha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwachi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buachai | 77 | 710 | / |
| Buachap | 77 | 120 | / |
| Bwatsha | 77 | 34 | / |
| Buachat | 77 | 8 | / |
| Buachad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buachay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vwachai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buhacha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwasa | 73 | 796 | / |
| Bwaza | 73 | 245 | / |
| Buaca | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buhachat | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bouhacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuatcha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buache | 67 | 245 | / |
| Bouhaicha | 67 | 225 | / |
| Buachi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bwajah | 67 | 50 | / |
| Pwasha | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bwaisa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Buacho | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bwassa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bbasha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwaagi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buakha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puacha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwaaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwosha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwaxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwasaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwasho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwatsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwazai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buacay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhatcha | 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
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- 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 Bwacha
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