Bwanah Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bwanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bwanah (4) may also be a first name.

Bwanah Last Name Facts

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

Bwanah occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwanah? popularity and diffusion

Bwanah is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanah reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bwanah is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4 people.

The last name Bwanah is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Bwanah is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya Bwanah exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwana9112,438/
Bwaana83121/
Bhwana83105/
Bwanea8382/
Bwaina8361/
Bwanai834/
Bwanna834/
Bwanau833/
Bwanaa832/
Bwauna831/
Bwanas831/
Pwanah831/
Bwanho831/
Bwahana778/
Bvanath775/
Bwangai771/
Bwanaus771/
Bwannga771/
Bwanhop771/
Buana7315,990/
Bwena73195/
Bwona7377/
Bwano7335/
Pwana7312/
Bbana734/
Bvana734/
Vbana732/
Bwanaowa7110/
Bwahanga717/
Bwanhout711/
Bwanhuot711/
Buanga6738,959/
Bhuana67175/
Pwanga6798/
Mpwana6767/
Buanay6735/
Buatna6729/
Buanai6720/
Buanat6720/
Bwoona6712/
Pwanna679/
Bhvana675/
Bbanaa674/
Pwatna674/
Buanas673/
Bwonna673/
Buanna672/
Bbanna672/
Bouhanach672/
Pwaina672/
Vuanah671/
Buanoa671/
Bweena671/
Buanau671/
Buanea671/
Bbanha671/
Buanha671/

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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 Bwanah
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