Bwatu Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Bwatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bwatu (22) may also be a first name.
Bwatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwatu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,095,216th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwatu reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buatu | 80 | 1,062 | / |
| Bwetu | 80 | 418 | / |
| Mpwatu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Buatuu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buathu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buatui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwetou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bvathu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buatout | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Batou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buetu | 60 | 1,013 | / |
| Puatu | 60 | 90 | / |
| Vuatu | 60 | 27 | / |
| Bvetu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Vwotu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Buotu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bouhatous | 57 | 6 | / |
| Mpuatu | 55 | 82 | / |
| Buatoe | 55 | 13 | / |
| Buethu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Puastuy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Buatoey | 50 | 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 Bwatu
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