Bwaka Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Bwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwaka occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bwaka is the 621,618th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Bwaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwaka reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwakea | 91 | 207 | / |
| Bwaika | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bweaka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwakaya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bwaikai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buaka | 80 | 3,552 | / |
| Pwaka | 80 | 240 | / |
| Bwaki | 80 | 174 | / |
| Bwako | 80 | 110 | / |
| Bvaka | 80 | 64 | / |
| Bweka | 80 | 54 | / |
| Bwake | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bwoka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bwaca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buakai | 73 | 279 | / |
| Buakah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pwakah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Buakat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bvacka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buakha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwakyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buaska | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwaike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buakay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwakii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buaaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buakhai | 67 | 521 | / |
| Bouhaka | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buakhoa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buakead | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buakkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buakhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buakeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buakaia | 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
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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 Bwaka
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