Bwari Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0091:22,9872,614
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Solomon Islands461:12,6092,306
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Bwari (1,883) may also be a first name.

Bwari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwari has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,184th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,345,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwari reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 175,263rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 1,883 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,009 people, or 1 in 22,987. In Kenya Bwari is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 39 percent live, Nyamira County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent live.

Bwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bwari surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwarie9114/
Bhwari918/
Bwarri911/
Bwarai911/
Bwuarit8313/
Bwariea835/
Bwahari831/
Buari805,483/
Bware80290/
Bweri80102/
Bwara8026/
Pwari809/
Bbari806/
Bvari806/
Bwary803/
Bwori803/
Buasri732,978/
Buarit73778/
Buaroi73492/
Buatri73313/
Bwaira73278/
Bwaare73254/
Buarri7349/
Bhuari7328/
Bhvari7317/
Buarii7315/
Buarei7312/
Bvahri737/
Buarid736/
Buarih736/
Bwerei734/
Bbauri734/
Bbhari733/
Bhwara733/
Buarhi733/
Bhware732/
Buarai731/
Bbajri731/
Bwatre731/
Bwouri731/
Buaris731/
Pwarri731/
Bwaara731/
Bouhari676,077/
Buhariy6713/
Buharai679/
Buharii677/
Bwahara675/
Buatrai674/
Pwahari672/
Buharid671/
Buharhi671/
Buarish671/
Buatris671/
Bwaruha671/
Buhahri671/
Bhbaroi671/
Bbhairi671/
Buhario671/
Buharoi671/

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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 Bwari
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