Bwanamaka Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwanamaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwanamaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366

Bwanamaka Last Name Facts

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

Bwanamaka occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bwanamaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwanamaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwanamaka is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Bwanamaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanamaka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is most common in: Tana River County, where 75 percent live, Lamu County, where 8 percent live and Mombasa County, where 8 percent live.

Bwanamaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bwanamaka 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
  • 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 Bwanamaka
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