Bwaza Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bwaza (58) may also be a first name.

Bwaza Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bwaza Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bwaza occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwaza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwaza is the 1,028,911th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwaza live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bwaza is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 58 people.

Bwaza is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwazia9134/
Bwazai911/
Bwaiza911/
Bwaaza911/
Bwaidza831/
Bwasa80796/
Bwazi80300/
Bwazo80109/
Buaza8048/
Pwaza8030/
Bweza8025/
Bwoza8024/
Bwaze804/
Bbaza801/
Bwaca801/
Bwacha73744/
Bwaize73377/
Bwadja73130/
Bwajah7350/
Bwaisa7325/
Bwedza7314/
Buazza739/
Bweeza738/
Bwaizo734/
Bwooza733/
Bwaagi733/
Bwaizi732/
Bwasaa731/
Bwaziz731/
Bwazie731/
Bwatsa731/
Bwaija731/
Bwaaje731/
Bwazyo731/
Bouhaza67107/
Bwatsha6734/
Buhazaa679/
Buazzaa671/
Bwasa'a671/

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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
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  • 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 Bwaza
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