Bweupe Surname
Approximately 8,472 people bear this surname
Bweupe Surname Definition:
Bweupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: white cloth.
Bweupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 7,833 | 1:2,023 | 283 |
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bweupe (223) may also be a first name.
Bweupe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bweupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: white cloth.
Bweupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bweupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bweupe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bweupe.
How Common Is The Last Name Bweupe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 59,556th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 860,192 people. Bweupe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bweupe live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 223 people.
Bweupe is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 7,833 people, or 1 in 2,023. In Zambia Bweupe is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Bweupe occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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