Bwisa Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Bwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Bwisa (64) may also be a first name.
Bwisa Demographics
Bwisa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwisa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bwisa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.
The surname Bwisa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 89 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent reside and Siaya County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
Bwisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bwisa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwisha | 91 | 466 | / |
| Bwaisa | 91 | 25 | / |
| Bwitsa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwisas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwitsha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwiza | 80 | 5,234 | / |
| Buisa | 80 | 1,013 | / |
| Bwija | 80 | 789 | / |
| Bwiso | 80 | 450 | / |
| Bwesa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Pwisa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bwisi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bwise | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buisha | 73 | 1,409 | / |
| Bwisho | 73 | 193 | / |
| Bwicha | 73 | 153 | / |
| Buissa | 73 | 136 | / |
| Bwishe | 73 | 56 | / |
| Bwishi | 73 | 55 | / |
| Bhuisa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bwesia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bwesai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bwesha | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bwaise | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bwisso | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bwessa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bwizza | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buisas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bvisai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwezia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwidja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwirza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwizha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwuiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwiese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwisai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buishas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buissas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhuisha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mpwisha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwitshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwitshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuisat | 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 Bwisa
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