Bwanza Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Bwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Tanzania | 365 | 1:145,046 | 13,249 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bwanza (62) may also be a first name.
Bwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwanza has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 408,463rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanza are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 62 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Outside of The DR Congo Bwanza occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 43 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwanzoa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Buanza | 83 | 78 | / |
| Bwanzi | 83 | 41 | / |
| Bwansa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Bwanja | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bbanza | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bwanze | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwanzo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bwandja | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bvanzai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwanzio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwancha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vuanza | 67 | 127 | / |
| Bwangi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Bwange | 67 | 87 | / |
| Buansa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Buanzi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bwansi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bwanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbanzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwanzo | 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 Bwanza
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