Bwika Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwika Surname User-submission:

In the Mijikenda/Digo tribe the surname Bwika means someone of great importance. This surname is however rarely used around the world.

Bwika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3151:146,60311,727
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bwika Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Mijikenda/Digo tribe the surname Bwika means someone of great importance. This surname is however rarely used around the world.

- rashidtheterrible

Is a Digo name used by the Mijikenda people of the swahili coast.

- rashidtheterrible

Bwika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwika occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 730,373rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Bwika is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwika live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Bwika is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 146,603. In Kenya Bwika is most numerous in: Mombasa County, where 51 percent are found, Kwale County, where 45 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Bwika exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Bwika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bwika last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaika914/
Bwaikai831/
Buika801,086/
Bweka8054/
Bwiko8050/
Bwike805/
Bbika802/
Bwiki801/
Bwikyo7319/
Buikat7311/
Buikau736/
Bwikho735/
Bwijko734/
Bbikka732/
Buikas732/
Bhuika732/
Mpwika732/
Bvikay731/
Bwikii731/
Bwikio731/
Bwikiz731/
Bwikyi731/
Bwaike731/
Bweaka731/
Bweiko731/
Buikah731/
Buicka731/
Bwikey730/
Bouhika6777/
Bhuikat675/
Buikhai674/
Bhuikay671/
Bhuikha671/
Bvikkad671/

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