Bwas Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bwas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwas occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bwas.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwas reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 84 percent live and Kaduna, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwase89133/
Bwash893/
Bwaise8012/
Bwashe802/
Buas75600/
Bbas7564/
Bwax754/
Bwaz753/
Bwos753/
Pwas753/
Bvas752/
Bwaj751/
Vbas751/
Vwas751/
Buaas67121/
Buase6783/
Bwosh6761/
Bwose6711/
Buash679/
Bhwaj673/
Bwazp671/
Vbaxs671/
Bwoss671/
Bbash671/
Bbass671/
Bbaas671/
Buahs671/
Buass671/
Buays670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bwas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis