Bwapwa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwapwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwapwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bwapwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bwapwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bwapwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwapwa? popularity and diffusion

Bwapwa is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwapwa live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwabwa83995/
Pwapwa839/
Buapwa834/
Bwapua831/
Mpwapwa771,002/
Bwabwau7713/
Pwapwai778/
Pwapwat771/
Buapua671,973/
Bwabwe672/
Bwabua671/
Buampua624/
Bwabwiy621/
Buabua5010,055/
Puapua5051/
Bwebwa5035/
Bbabba508/
Buapui503/
Bwobwo501/
Buapue501/
Bbavva501/
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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 Bwapwa
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