Bwati Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bwati (13) may also be a first name.

Bwati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwati is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bwati.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwati? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 904,049th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Bwati is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwati are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Bwati is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwatai912/
Bwahati831/
Buati80388/
Bwata80366/
Pwati80253/
Bwate8037/
Bwaty804/
Bwoti801/
Bvati801/
Buatis73975/
Buatip73521/
Bwaita73271/
Buatti73256/
Buhati73111/
Buatai7362/
Buathi7353/
Buatiz7337/
Buaati7310/
Bwatha7310/
Pwatti734/
Bwatoa734/
Mpwati732/
Buatid731/
Buahti731/
Bweate731/
Buatui731/
Bwatyo731/
Bwatte731/
Vbathi731/
Buatois671,158/
Buathip67555/
Buathai6758/
Buhatti6715/
Bbahati6711/
Bwaitha677/
Bbhatti676/
Bouhati676/
Buahati674/
Bhuatti672/
Buhatis671/
Bwataya671/
Buatist671/

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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 Bwati
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