Bwija Surname
Approximately 789 people bear this surname
Bwija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 780 | 1:94,717 | 10,727 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bwija (104) may also be a first name.
Bwija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwija occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwija is the 435,329th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwija live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bwija is also the 925,156th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 104 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwijya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bwaija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwijja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwijia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwidja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bwia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bwiza | 80 | 5,234 | / |
| Bwisa | 80 | 190 | / |
| Bwaja | 80 | 153 | / |
| Bwijo | 80 | 120 | / |
| Bwiya | 80 | 69 | / |
| Buija | 80 | 45 | / |
| Bwije | 80 | 33 | / |
| Bwiha | 80 | 26 | / |
| Bwjai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bweja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bhwia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bwjay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bwajah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Bwaisa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bvijay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bhwiya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bwizza | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwioah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwiije | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhwjya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwajia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwizha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwirza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwezia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhwiej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwisas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buia | 67 | 2,257 | / |
| Bwai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Bwoi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bwea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Buij | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pwja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bvijaya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Buhijja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pwijaya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bway | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bouhija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bvia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhidja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbia | 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 Bwija
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