Bwanaheri Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwanaheri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwanaheri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2551:207,61417,574
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bwanaheri (14) may also be a first name.

Bwanaheri Last Name Facts

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

Bwanaheri is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwanaheri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwanaheri is the 694,796th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname Bwanaheri occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwanaheri reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 207,614. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 94 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live and Pwani Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Bwanaheri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Bwanaheri
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