Bweyo Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bweyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bweyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Bweyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bweyo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bweyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bweyo is the 2,530,696th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bweyo are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Bweyo is most frequent in: Rakai District, where 93 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 4 percent are found and Mukono District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Malawi, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweeyo911/
Bwey893/
Bwayo805,919/
Bweya801,150/
Bweyi8054/
Bweye8025/
Bwoyo808/
Bueyo803/
Bweyu801/
Bwehya7316/
Bweeya733/
Bwayou731/
Mpweyo731/
Buey67709/
Bwoi67125/
Bwye67102/
Bwea6757/
Bwayowa6721/
Bwei6715/
Bway6715/
Bwie676/
Bhvejyo676/
Bbey672/
Pwey672/
Bwuy671/
Bweu671/
Vbey671/
Bweehya671/
Bwoy671/
Bwoa671/

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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 Bweyo
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