Bwanja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Bwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Bwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwanja occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bwanja is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanja are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Bwanja is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwandja | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bwanjia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bwanya | 83 | 3,047 | / |
| Bwanza | 83 | 856 | / |
| Bwanea | 83 | 82 | / |
| Bbanja | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bwansa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Bwanje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bwanji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bwanjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwania | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwanzoa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Pwanjah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bhwanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bwanyah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bbanjja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buanjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwancha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buhandja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bwenajja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buanya | 67 | 606 | / |
| Buanza | 67 | 78 | / |
| Buanji | 67 | 77 | / |
| Buansa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Pwanji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bwanye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pwanya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bbania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bbanza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwonji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwonjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buaounjai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwanzo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bbanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvamja | 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 Bwanja
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