Bwengwe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Bwengwe Last Name Facts

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

Bwengwe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwengwe? popularity and diffusion

Bwengwe is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwengwe live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Bwengwe is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 41 percent are found, Ssembabule District, where 35 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwengue861/
Buengue715/
Buhengwa671/
Bouengue671/
Bouhengue631/
Puengue5717/
Buengua571/
Pouengue5322/
Puengwit5310/
Buhingwa532/
Buingwui531/
Puengkuea501/

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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 Bwengwe
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