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 surname Bwayo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bwayo is the 81,963rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,231,212 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwayo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bwayo is also the 956,749th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 98 people.
The last name Bwayo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,647 people, or 1 in 6,913. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 59 percent are found, Mbale District, where 12 percent are found and Bududa District, where 7 percent are found. Barring Uganda Bwayo is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Bwayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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