Bwilu Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

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

Bwilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwilu (41) may also be a first name.

Bwilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwilu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bwilu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name Bwilu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwilu reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name world-wide, held by 41 people.

The last name Bwilu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 148,055. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Builu801,426/
Bwealu7313/
Builou738/
Vbailu731/
Mpwilu731/
Builiu731/
Buelu60123/
Mpuilu55234/
Pfuilu5548/
Buelau5522/
Vuhilu554/
Puilou550/
Bouelou502/

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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 Bwilu
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