Bweya Surname
Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname
Bweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bweya (24) may also be a first name.
Bweya Demographics
Bweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bweya has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bweya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bweya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 324,001st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bweya are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bweya is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Bweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bweya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwehya | 91 | 16 | / |
| Bweeya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bwea | 89 | 57 | / |
| Bwey | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bweehya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bueya | 80 | 11,885 | / |
| Bwaya | 80 | 523 | / |
| Bwoya | 80 | 146 | / |
| Bwiya | 80 | 69 | / |
| Bweyo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Bweyi | 80 | 54 | / |
| Bweye | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bweha | 80 | 17 | / |
| Bweja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bbeya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bweyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boueya | 73 | 4,030 | / |
| Mpweya | 73 | 551 | / |
| Bhueya | 73 | 395 | / |
| Bwooya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhwiya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bhwaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bwijya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweeyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwa'ya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buey | 67 | 709 | / |
| Bwai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Mphweya | 67 | 524 | / |
| Bwye | 67 | 102 | / |
| Pwea | 67 | 54 | / |
| Buea | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bwayowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bway | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhuheya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpweyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouheya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhueaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuaeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bweya
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