Bwango Surname
Approximately 987 people bear this surname
Bwango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 484 | 1:80,660 | 8,639 |
| Tanzania | 324 | 1:163,400 | 14,541 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Bwango (32) may also be a first name.
Bwango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwango has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwango? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 365,442nd most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwango are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 80,660. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 53 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 31 percent reside and Kampala District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Bwango is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwangoy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bwasingo | 86 | 14 | / |
| Bwanga | 83 | 23,854 | / |
| Bwongo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Buango | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bbango | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bvango | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwango | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwangha | 77 | 32 | / |
| Bwaanga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buangoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwangah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwang'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwatenga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bwahanga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bbhangoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buanga | 67 | 38,959 | / |
| Pwanga | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bbanga | 67 | 92 | / |
| Bvongo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Buongo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buangga | 62 | 17 | / |
| Puangoi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vuhango | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanga | 57 | 6 | / |
| Buahanga | 57 | 4 | / |
| Puangoop | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buasenga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouhoungo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vuanga | 50 | 580 | / |
| Puanga | 50 | 38 | / |
| Puongo | 50 | 10 | / |
| Buonga | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bvonga | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pwonga | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vvanga | 50 | 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 Bwango
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis