Bwenye Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwenye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwenye (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwenye Demographics

Bwenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwenye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwenye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwenye live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent live and Laikipia County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Bwenye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bwenye last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwenya83499/
Bwenje83231/
Bwegne832/
Buenye831/
Bweenje772/
Buenge67221/
Bwinya6762/
Bvenge6739/
Bwenji6723/
Pwenge674/
Pwanye671/
Buenje671/
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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 Bwenye
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