Bweupe Surname

59,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bweupe Surname Definition:

Bweupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: white cloth.

Bweupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7,8331:2,023283
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwepe9155/
Bwepei831/
Bwedpe831/
Buape7331/
Buepe7321/
Buipe735/
Buope731/
Buapet67162/
Bvepfe6776/
Buatpe6729/
Buaped676/
Buepey674/
Buaper674/
Buapea672/
Bueper671/
Buebpe670/
Buhope670/

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