Bwayo Surname
Approximately 5,919 people bear this surname
Bwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,647 | 1:6,913 | 1,204 |
| Kenya | 268 | 1:172,313 | 13,112 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bwayo (98) may also be a first name.
Bwayo Demographics
Bwayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwayo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwayo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,963rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,231,212 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bwayo is also the 956,749th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 98 people.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,647 people, or 1 in 6,913. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 59 percent reside, Mbale District, where 12 percent reside and Bududa District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Bwayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwayou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bway | 89 | 15 | / |
| Bwayowa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bwaya | 80 | 523 | / |
| Bwaye | 80 | 108 | / |
| Bweyo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Bwayi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Buayo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Bwoyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bbayo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwayu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buayot | 73 | 145 | / |
| Bwahyu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bwayit | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bwaaye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhwaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhwaay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwahyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweeyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwa'ya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buay | 67 | 8,921 | / |
| Bwai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Bwoi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bwye | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bwea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bbay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bwau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mphwayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhayot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaj | 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 Bwayo
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