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 is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanza? popularity and diffusion
Bwanza is the 408,463rd most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanza live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bwanza is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 62 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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