Bwanike Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Bwanike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
Bwanike (27) may also be a first name.
Bwanike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanike Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwanike is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanike? popularity and diffusion
Bwanike is the 851,613th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. Bwanike occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanike are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bwanike is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and Uganda, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwanika | 86 | 6,565 | / |
| Bwaniki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwanice | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwanyeke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buhanike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwanikka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwanikaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwaanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buanik | 77 | 54 | / |
| Buanika | 71 | 34 | / |
| Buahnik | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bouhanik | 67 | 485 | / |
| Buhangik | 67 | 51 | / |
| Buanakhe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buanechke | 63 | 1 | / |
| Buanic | 62 | 103 | / |
| Buanec | 62 | 32 | / |
| Puanik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Buanek | 62 | 0 | / |
| Buannic | 57 | 409 | / |
| Buhanec | 57 | 145 | / |
| Buannec | 57 | 43 | / |
| Buhanyk | 57 | 7 | / |
| Bweneki | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bueneke | 57 | 0 | / |
| Buhannic | 53 | 223 | / |
| Buhangek | 53 | 23 | / |
| Buhangic | 53 | 17 | / |
| Buhangec | 53 | 6 | / |
| Buhonick | 53 | 6 | / |
| Bouhanek | 53 | 2 | / |
| Buanaque | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buhangig | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buhanecs | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bweineki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buhankova | 50 | 8 | / |
| Puaniecki | 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 Bwanike
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