Bwakea Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwakea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwakea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2051:258,25220,734
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwakea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwakea is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwakea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Bwakea is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwakea are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 258,252. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwakeya926/
Bwaka91494/
Bwake9125/
Bwakya83129/
Bwakia8321/
Bwaika834/
Bweaka831/
Bwakye831/
Bwakoe831/
Bwaike831/
Bwayaka7712/
Bwakaya778/
Bwekeya775/
Bweyake773/
Buakeao772/
Buakead772/
Bweyaka771/
Bwakajo771/
Bwakayi771/
Bwaakye771/
Bwaikai771/
Bwajika771/
Bwayeka771/
Bwayika771/
Buakeat771/
Buaka733,552/
Pwaka73240/
Bwaki73174/
Bvaka7364/
Buake7359/
Bweke7328/
Bwike735/
Bwoke733/
Fwaka732/
Bwaca731/
Fwake731/
Bweyakye718/
Bwahakye711/
Buakai67279/
Bwache6786/
Buakia6734/
Puakea6724/
Buakah6712/
Buekea6710/
Buakoe679/
Pwakah678/
Buakhe678/
Buaked678/
Buakat676/
Buakya675/
Bvacka674/
Bvaker674/
Buakha673/
Buaska672/
Bwakyi672/
Buakae672/
Buakes671/
Bbakya671/
Buakay671/
Buakau671/
Buakey671/
Buakye671/
Bwekie671/
Buakei671/
Buaaka671/
Fwakah671/
Mpwaka671/
Bwaaki671/
Bwakii671/
Buakeo671/
Vwakya671/
Bueaka671/
Bwikey670/

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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 Bwakea
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