Bwayan Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Bwayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
Bwayan (14) may also be a first name.
Bwayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwayan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwayan is the 3,185,033rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Bwayan reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 14 people.
Bwayan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 79 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhwayan | 92 | 53 | / |
| Buayan | 83 | 764 | / |
| Bwayin | 83 | 76 | / |
| Bhuayan | 77 | 425 | / |
| Buayang | 77 | 28 | / |
| Buayant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwoyane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhayang | 71 | 423 | / |
| Buahayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buiyan | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Buayen | 67 | 623 | / |
| Buajan | 67 | 610 | / |
| Bhuayn | 67 | 435 | / |
| Buayam | 67 | 391 | / |
| Buaain | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bwayim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Buayon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouhayane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbuyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwayne | 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
- 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 Bwayan
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