Bwaku Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bwaku 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
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Uganda621:629,66632,895
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
France11:66,422,722504,397
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwaku Demographics

Bwaku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwaku is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwaku? popularity and diffusion

Bwaku is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Bwaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwaku reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Bwaku is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Busia County, where 97 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Bwaku exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Bwaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bwaku surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Buaku80925/
Bweku802/
Bbaku801/
Bvaku801/
Npwaku731/
Bwakoe731/
Pwakuu731/
Buakau731/
Pweku6010/
Bboku604/
Buoku604/
Vuaku602/
Puaku601/
Bveku601/
Bouhakkou572/
Buakoe559/
Buekui551/
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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 Bwaku
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