Bwama Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Bwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Bwama (42) may also be a first name.
Bwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwama is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwama? popularity and diffusion
Bwama is the 1,244,200th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwama are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bwama is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname Bwama is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwamad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwahama | 83 | 392 | / |
| Buama | 80 | 2,148 | / |
| Bwema | 80 | 1,937 | / |
| Bwami | 80 | 1,336 | / |
| Bwame | 80 | 461 | / |
| Bwoma | 80 | 266 | / |
| Bwamo | 80 | 50 | / |
| Bwamy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Buamat | 73 | 1,481 | / |
| Buamas | 73 | 156 | / |
| Buamai | 73 | 124 | / |
| Bwamoi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Bwamoy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bwaimo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bweema | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bwooma | 73 | 21 | / |
| Buamea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bwaami | 73 | 9 | / |
| Buamad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwamou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwouma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buamoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhwami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwemah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bvamma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhama | 67 | 573 | / |
| Buamash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhamat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buamaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwamich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbeamma | 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
- 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 Bwama
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