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 in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwanya is the 145,674th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,391,712 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,256 people, or 1 in 6,843. In Zimbabwe Bwanya is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 19 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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