Bweme Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bweme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bweme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Bweme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bweme is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bweme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bweme is the 2,091,648th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bweme reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bweme is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 32 percent reside, Sheema District, where 32 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweeme914/
Bwem8911/
Bwema801,937/
Bwame80461/
Bwemi80206/
Bwome80132/
Bueme8065/
Bwime804/
Bweema7323/
Boueme7322/
Buemie7321/
Buemer7310/
Bweemi738/
Buemeu733/
Mpweme731/
Npweme731/
Buemee731/
Buetme731/
Bwomeh731/
Buem6745/
Buehmer674/
Buemmer673/
Bwym671/
Vbem671/
Bouemey671/
Bouheme671/
Buhemes670/

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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 Bweme
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