Bwango Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4841:80,6608,639
Tanzania3241:163,40014,541
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwangoy922/
Bwasingo8614/
Bwanga8323,854/
Bwongo8340/
Buango8321/
Bbango831/
Bvango831/
Pwango831/
Bwangha7732/
Bwaanga773/
Buangoy771/
Bwangah771/
Bwannga771/
Bwang'a771/
Bwatenga7134/
Bwahanga717/
Bbhangoo711/
Buanga6738,959/
Pwanga6798/
Bbanga6792/
Bvongo6722/
Buongo674/
Puango672/
Vuango671/
Buangga6217/
Puangoi621/
Vuhango621/
Bouhanga576/
Buahanga574/
Puangoop571/
Buasenga571/
Bouhoungo531/
Vuanga50580/
Puanga5038/
Puongo5010/
Buonga504/
Bvonga502/
Pwonga501/
Vvanga501/

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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
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