Bwasa Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Bwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 732 | 1:100,928 | 11,306 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bwasa (62) may also be a first name.
Bwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwasa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 432,326th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bwasa are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 62 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 100,928. Outside of The DR Congo Bwasa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwaisa | 91 | 25 | / |
| Bwassa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Bwasha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bwatsa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwasaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwasa'a | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buasa | 80 | 1,753 | / |
| Bwaza | 80 | 245 | / |
| Bwase | 80 | 133 | / |
| Bwasi | 80 | 93 | / |
| Bwaso | 80 | 64 | / |
| Bwesa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Pwasa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bbasa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bvasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vbasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buasai | 73 | 5,723 | / |
| Bwacha | 73 | 744 | / |
| Bwashi | 73 | 364 | / |
| Bwadja | 73 | 130 | / |
| Buasat | 73 | 69 | / |
| Buassa | 73 | 64 | / |
| Bwasio | 73 | 64 | / |
| Bwajah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Pwasha | 73 | 41 | / |
| Bwazia | 73 | 34 | / |
| Pwassa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Buasap | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bwesai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bwaseh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Buasay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bwaise | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pwasia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bwessa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bwassi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwatsi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwashy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bbasha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buaasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buasau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpwasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwashe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buasad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bbassa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwasad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bvasha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhwaxa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwasuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwasho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwasso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwazai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwasxy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatsho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buasaat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpwasha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buatsha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buatsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbhasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwatshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaysha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwashee | 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 Bwasa
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