Bwayi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Bwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bwayi (35) may also be a first name.
Bwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwayi has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Bwayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bwayi live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Bwayi is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 88 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwayit | 91 | 14 | / |
| Bhwayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwahyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwai | 89 | 670 | / |
| Bway | 89 | 15 | / |
| Bwayo | 80 | 5,919 | / |
| Bwaya | 80 | 523 | / |
| Bwaye | 80 | 108 | / |
| Bweyi | 80 | 54 | / |
| Bbayi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Bhwai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bwoyi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bwaji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bwayu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwahyu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mpwayi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bwaaye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhwaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhwaay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwahei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaggi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwa'ya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buay | 67 | 8,921 | / |
| Bbai | 67 | 6,106 | / |
| Bwoi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bwye | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bwea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pwai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bvai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Fway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwayowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bbay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bwau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vbai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbay | 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 Bwayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis