Bwamana Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwamana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwamana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwamana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwamana is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwamana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bwamana is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Bwamana live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bwamana is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwamanga9321/
Buamana861/
Bwamani861/
Bwamona861/
Buamanga8022/
Bwehmana801/
Bweimana801/
Bwamange801/
Bvamanga801/
Buamona714,064/
Buamani71374/
Buamena714/
Bouhaimana711/
Bwamoni711/
Buamanee67183/
Bwotmane671/
Bvemanna671/
Bouhamani631/
Mphwamani631/
Bwomono5786/
Puamane579/
Buamono571/
Buomanno531/
Puamanee531/
Buamongo531/
Bwoomono531/

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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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  • 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 Bwamana
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