Bwinja Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Bwinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bwinja (49) may also be a first name.
Bwinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwinja occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bwinja is the 560,645th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwinja are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bwinja is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 49 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Other than The DR Congo Bwinja is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 42 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwindja | 92 | 56 | / |
| Bwinya | 83 | 62 | / |
| Bwinza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwnjay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwinji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhuinja | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bhwinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwinsha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwingia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pwnja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buheinja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bwenajja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhindja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhinjja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhinjya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bwenya | 67 | 499 | / |
| Bwenje | 67 | 231 | / |
| Pwnjai | 67 | 96 | / |
| Buinza | 67 | 64 | / |
| Bwenia | 67 | 41 | / |
| Buinea | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bwensa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bwenji | 67 | 23 | / |
| Buinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bwinyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buinia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buinjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bvunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwinzo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwinja
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