Bwase Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

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

Bwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwase is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwase? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwase is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Bwase is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwase reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Besides The DR Congo Bwase is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaseh9116/
Bwaise9112/
Bwashe912/
Bwas8993/
Bwayise8312/
Bwashee831/
Bwasa80796/
Bwese80366/
Bwasi8093/
Buase8083/
Bwage8012/
Bwose8011/
Bwise804/
Bwaze804/
Bwash803/
Bbase803/
Bwaize73377/
Bwashi73364/
Buasee7390/
Bwache7386/
Bwishe7356/
Bweshe7328/
Bwaisa7325/
Bwassa7313/
Buaset736/
Buashe736/
Buasse735/
Bwassi734/
Bwasha734/
Bwashy734/
Bwatsi734/
Pwaseh733/
Bwesse732/
Bbasse732/
Bwajje731/
Bwiese731/
Bwasaa731/
Bwazie731/
Buadse731/
Bwasxy731/
Bweseh731/
Buatse731/
Buasei731/
Bwuese731/
Pwaseu731/
Bwaaje731/
Bbhase731/
Buaser730/
Buas67600/
Bbas6764/
Bwayisa677/
Bbassey675/
Bwax674/
Bwaz673/
Buatsie673/
Bwos673/
Pwas673/
Bvas672/
Buassey671/
Buaseee671/
Buassee671/
Vwas671/
Bweyasa671/
Bwasa'a671/
Bwatshi671/
Bwayesa671/
Buasier671/
Vbas671/
Buasher670/

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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
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  • 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 Bwase
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