Bwembya Surname
Approximately 12,750 people bear this surname
Bwembya Surname Definition:
Bwembya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.
Bwembya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 12,556 | 1:1,262 | 174 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bwembya (812) may also be a first name.
Bwembya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bwembya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.
Bwembya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwembya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwembya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwembya? popularity and diffusion
Bwembya is the 41,018th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 571,572 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwembya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bwembya is also the 286,863rd most prevalent forename on earth, held by 812 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 12,556 people, or 1 in 1,262. In Zambia Bwembya is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 38 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Zambia Bwembya is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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