Bwanya Surname
Approximately 3,047 people bear this surname
Bwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,256 | 1:6,843 | 759 |
| DR Congo | 739 | 1:99,972 | 11,221 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Bwanya (58) may also be a first name.
Bwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwanya is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwanya is the 145,674th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,391,712 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanya live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bwanya is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Bwanya is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,256 people, or 1 in 6,843. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhwanya | 92 | 7 | / |
| Bwanyah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bwaanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bwonya | 83 | 1,166 | / |
| Buanya | 83 | 606 | / |
| Bwanea | 83 | 82 | / |
| Bwanja | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bwanye | 83 | 22 | / |
| Pwanya | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bbanya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bvanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwania | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vwanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhuanya | 77 | 84 | / |
| Buhanya | 77 | 64 | / |
| Pwanyai | 77 | 47 | / |
| Bwanyuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwanjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pwanyayi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bhuannya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bhuhanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bwonyo | 67 | 225 | / |
| Buonya | 67 | 116 | / |
| Vwonya | 67 | 109 | / |
| Bbanja | 67 | 43 | / |
| Puanya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bbania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bvanyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuanyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwanye | 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 Bwanya
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