Bwete Surname

275,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2481:31,2814,229
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwete (48) may also be a first name.

Bwete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwete is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwete? popularity and diffusion

Bwete is the 275,596th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. The last name Bwete is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwete are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

The surname Bwete is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,248 people, or 1 in 31,281. In Uganda Bwete is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 31 percent are found, Kampala District, where 19 percent are found and Luweero District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwette91264/
Bweete91166/
Bweate911/
Bwetie911/
Bweteh911/
Bwet893/
Bweette832/
Bweta80405/
Buete80318/
Bwite80206/
Pwete8086/
Bwate8037/
Vwete8015/
Bweti805/
Bwote802/
Bwest802/
Bvete801/
Bwett801/
Behewete771/
Bueter73509/
Buethe73343/
Bouete73263/
Bhuete7313/
Buette7312/
Bwetty7310/
Mpwete736/
Buetes734/
Buhete734/
Bwhite733/
Bweita732/
Bwetta732/
Bbeite731/
Buetet731/
Bwitte731/
Bwatte731/
Bweeta731/
Bueste731/
Bveite731/
Buetje731/
Buetey731/
Buetep731/
Buehte730/
Buet675,030/
Bouette67207/
Buether6733/
Boueste6727/
Buetter6718/
Vwet6714/
Buethep674/
Pwet674/
Buester672/
Buettge671/
Pweeter671/
Bweheti671/
Bhuetey671/
Bbet671/
Bwed671/
Bwit671/
Bouethe671/
Buehter670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bwete
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