Bwikho Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwikho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwikho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwikho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwikho occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwikho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwikho is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Bwikho is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwikho are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Bwikho is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Bwikho is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwiko9150/
Bwijko834/
Bwicho831/
Bweiko831/
Buiko73799/
Bwika73397/
Bweko73150/
Bviko736/
Bbiko731/
Bwicha67153/
Buicko6710/
Bvicho676/
Bwaika674/
Buikah671/
Buikos671/
Buisko671/

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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
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  • 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 Bwikho
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