Bwiko Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwiko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwiko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Bwiko (12) may also be a first name.

Bwiko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwiko is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bwiko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiko reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name on earth, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwikho915/
Bwijko914/
Bweiko911/
Buiko80799/
Bwika80397/
Bweko80150/
Bviko806/
Bbiko801/
Buicko7310/
Bwaika734/
Buikos731/
Buisko731/
Bhuikot67110/
Buhaiko6789/
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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 Bwiko
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