Bwenda Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bwenda (61) may also be a first name.

Bwenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwenda is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bwenda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwenda? popularity and diffusion

Bwenda is the 772,238th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. Bwenda occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwenda reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bwenda is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 61 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 218,767. In Tanzania Bwenda is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 87 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 4 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweinda921/
Bwnda911/
Bwendoha861/
Bwende83820/
Buenda83497/
Bwendi83460/
Bwendo83256/
Bwinda8355/
Bbenda835/
Bwendy831/
Pwenda831/
Bouenda7722/
Bwendeh7719/
Buendea773/
Buendìa772/
Bwuinda771/
Bweendo771/
Bwndi731/
Bouhenda716/
Bouendap711/
Buende671,171/
Buinda671,004/
Buendo6754/
Bwindi6748/
Buendi6716/
Pwinda677/
Buendeahe671/
Pwende671/
Puenda671/
Buendé671/
Bouhennda671/

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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 Bwenda
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