Bwata Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Bwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 146 | 1:316,301 | 19,644 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bwata (15) may also be a first name.
Bwata Demographics
Bwata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwata occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bwata.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwata is the 775,315th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name Bwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwata reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya Bwata is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Bwata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bwata surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwaita | 91 | 271 | / |
| Bwatha | 91 | 10 | / |
| Bwatah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bwatoa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bwatai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bwaitha | 83 | 7 | / |
| Bwataya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwato | 80 | 734 | / |
| Bweta | 80 | 405 | / |
| Buata | 80 | 340 | / |
| Bwati | 80 | 295 | / |
| Pwata | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bwate | 80 | 37 | / |
| Bwaty | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bwota | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bwataaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buatha | 73 | 129 | / |
| Buatas | 73 | 94 | / |
| Buatai | 73 | 62 | / |
| Buatoa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Buatta | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bwoota | 73 | 6 | / |
| Buatap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bweita | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwoita | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwetta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bbatta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buatah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bweate | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buataa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweeta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bïbata | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buatay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bbhata | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwatha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhata | 67 | 185 | / |
| Buathai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Buathat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bwetaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buathap | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buateat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhatta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpwatta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buata'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buataha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buatapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buateas | 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
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- 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 Bwata
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