Bwendo Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Bwendo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 165 | 1:14,602 | 2,681 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bwendo (228) may also be a first name.
Bwendo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwendo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwendo has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwendo? popularity and diffusion
Bwendo is the 998,609th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwendo reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bwendo is also the 594,918th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 228 people.
The last name Bwendo is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 14,602. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Zambezi Region, where 72 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 20 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bweendo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bwendoha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwenda | 83 | 368 | / |
| Buendo | 83 | 54 | / |
| Buhendo | 77 | 55 | / |
| Bweinda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwnda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhendo | 71 | 300 | / |
| Buenda | 67 | 497 | / |
| Bwinda | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bbenda | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buindo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pwenda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouenda | 62 | 22 | / |
| Buendìa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bwuinda | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bouhenda | 57 | 6 | / |
| Bouhindo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouendap | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouhennda | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buinda | 50 | 1,004 | / |
| Pwinda | 50 | 7 | / |
| Puenda | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwendo
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