Bwatamu Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Bwatamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 474 | 1:111,691 | 10,757 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
Bwatamu (38) may also be a first name.
Bwatamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwatamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwatamu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwatamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 516,587th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwatamu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bwatamu is also the 1,662,754th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 111,691. In Tanzania Bwatamu is most common in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 50 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Bwatamu is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
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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 Bwatamu
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