Bwere Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
Uganda901:433,77026,293
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bwere (36) may also be a first name.

Bwere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwere is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 858,879th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwere are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 61 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweere9121/
Bwerei914/
Bweire912/
Bwiere911/
Bwre892/
Bwire8058,345/
Buere801,513/
Bware80290/
Pwere80227/
Bwera80122/
Bweri80102/
Bvere8027/
Bwore808/
Bwuer803/
Bbere802/
Bwwre801/
Buerge73440/
Bueres73270/
Bwaare73254/
Buehre73219/
Buerer73191/
Buetre73102/
Buerre7335/
Bouere7332/
Bweera734/
Pwerez734/
Bwireh733/
Buerie732/
Bhware732/
Buerez731/
Bhuere731/
Bweher731/
Mpwere731/
Bwirre731/
Bwheer731/
Bwoire731/
Bverhe731/
Bweira731/
Buereh731/
Buerhe731/
Buer673,856/
Mphwere67261/
Boueres67211/
Buergey6790/
Bber6756/
Mpweire6714/
Boueyre6712/
Bwirehy678/
Buherer677/
Buehrie676/
Mpwerea675/
Buheire672/
Pwer672/
Bwehera671/
Bver671/
Buehrea671/
Buheres671/
Bouhere671/
Bwjr671/
Buerher670/

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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 Bwere
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