Bwanda Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Bwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bwanda (94) may also be a first name.
Bwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwanda occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 669,375th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanda reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 94 people.
The last name Bwanda is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhwanda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buanda | 83 | 1,193 | / |
| Bwando | 83 | 481 | / |
| Bwonda | 83 | 398 | / |
| Bwande | 83 | 388 | / |
| Bwandi | 83 | 98 | / |
| Bbanda | 83 | 65 | / |
| Bvanda | 83 | 24 | / |
| Pwanda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vbanda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpwanda | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bwamday | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pwaanda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwondau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwandie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bweinda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanda | 71 | 206 | / |
| Buandaya | 71 | 34 | / |
| Buhaanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pwaannda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buandi | 67 | 646 | / |
| Vuanda | 67 | 204 | / |
| Buande | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vwande | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bwomda | 67 | 23 | / |
| Puanda | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bwonde | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwondi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buando | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bbandi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwondo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buachinda | 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 Bwanda
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