Bwefar Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Bwefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797

Bwefar Last Name Facts

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

Bwefar occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwefar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Bwefar occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Bwefar are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia Bwefar is most frequent in: Papua, where 99 percent reside and West Papua, where 1 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buefar8316/
Bouefard712/
Boueffard6716/
Buefor671/
Bwifor671/
Bueford6275/
Buefort6218/
Bueffor621/
Buefford570/
Buesford570/
Buifor5010/

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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 Bwefar
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