Bwile Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4831:109,61010,597
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Bwile (275) may also be a first name.

Bwile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwile occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bwile.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwile? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 358,623rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwile are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 535,844th most numerous forename in the world, held by 275 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 483 people, or 1 in 109,610. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 42 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwille911/
Bwil891/
Bwale807,120/
Bwele80760/
Bwila80366/
Buile80100/
Pwile8089/
Bwili8035/
Bwail803/
Bwule801/
Bvile801/
Bweil801/
Bwily801/
Builes737,003/
Bwaila731,136/
Bwalei73746/
Bwaley73223/
Bwelle73122/
Builer7341/
Bwalle7331/
Bwaale7322/
Buille7313/
Builez7311/
Bville735/
Builee735/
Bhwale732/
Bweley731/
Bhuile731/
Builey731/
Mpwile731/
Pwaile731/
Bwoele731/
Bwoila731/
Bweele731/
Builie730/
Bweyale6759/
Bwayili6731/
Bwel6710/
Bbailey675/
Bwayila674/
Bouhile674/
Bwalley673/
Pwle672/
Bwayale672/
Bwailia671/
Bwilaya671/
Builess671/
Buisley671/
Bwajila671/
Bwawele671/
Buileds671/
Bweyele671/
Builhes671/
Bwoyele671/
Bvil671/
Bwjl671/
Bwiyali671/
Bwiyala671/
Builett670/
Buitler670/
Buittle670/

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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 Bwile
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