Bwagu Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwagu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2851:136,98012,468
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bwagu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwagu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwagu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwagu is the 921,780th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwagu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 136,980. In Uganda Bwagu is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 19 percent live, Wakiso District, where 11 percent live and Kaliro District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaggu9118/
Bwaagu916/
Pwagu809/
Bwegu805/
Bbagu802/
Buagu801/
Buangu7382/
Bwongu734/
Bweggu731/
Buagus731/
Mpwangu6712/
Pwegu601/
Buogu601/
Puangu551/
Mpuangu501/
Pfuangu501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bwagu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis