Bwanu Surname
Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname
Bwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,430 | 1:51,664 | 6,231 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
Bwanu (24) may also be a first name.
Bwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwanu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 261,481st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,855,127 people. Bwanu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanu live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 51,664. Barring The DR Congo Bwanu exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwanau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bweanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwanhut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwanaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buanu | 80 | 1,346 | / |
| Bwenu | 80 | 234 | / |
| Bbanu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bvanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bwanhout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buanut | 73 | 415 | / |
| Buangu | 73 | 82 | / |
| Buanui | 73 | 65 | / |
| Bwongu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buanuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bbhanu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pwanou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwanhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwenuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buanuch | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mpwanou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Npwanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanou | 62 | 205 | / |
| Buhanous | 62 | 1 | / |
| Buenu | 60 | 37 | / |
| Pwenu | 60 | 28 | / |
| Puanu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Buonu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Bvenu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Bvonu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanout | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bouhannou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buenau | 55 | 29 | / |
| Buanoo | 55 | 5 | / |
| Puanau | 55 | 2 | / |
| Puangu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bvgonu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanouch | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bouhannouch | 50 | 16 | / |
| Buahnoo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Buhenau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pfuangu | 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 Bwanu
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