Bweto Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bweto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bweto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Bweto (21) may also be a first name.

Bweto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bweto is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bweto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Bweto is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bweto reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 96 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwetou911/
Bwetho911/
Pweto801,520/
Bueto801,202/
Bweta80405/
Bwoto8086/
Bbeto808/
Bwito806/
Buetto73256/
Bweita732/
Buetho732/
Bwetta732/
Boueto731/
Bwotto731/
Buetos731/
Bweeta731/
Bwaito731/
Buesto731/
Bwatoo731/
Bwatho731/
Bouetou6716/
Bwetaha6710/
Bwetgah678/
M'Pweto671/

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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 Bweto
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