Bwakya Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwakya Surname Definition:

Bwakya is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: it is a brand new day. The child brings along new beginings.

Bwakya 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
Uganda731:534,78529,774
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bwakya (35) may also be a first name.

Bwakya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bwakya is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: it is a brand new day. The child brings along new beginings.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Bwakya Last Name Facts

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

Bwakya is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwakya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Bwakya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwakya are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bwakya is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 35 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 534,785. In Uganda Bwakya is mostly concentrated in: Kasese District, where 81 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 3 percent are found and Kampala District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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
Bwakea83207/
Bwakia8321/
Buakya835/
Vwakya831/
Bbakya831/
Bhuakya77103/
Bhvakya771/
Bouhakya71136/
Bhuaakya711/
Buakia6734/
Buokya674/
Bhuokya624/
Buhakia623/
Buakeao622/
Buakhia621/
Buakchia575/
Buakeo501/
Buekyo501/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bwakya
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