Bwiso Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Bwiso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 241 | 1:161,989 | 14,006 |
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
Bwiso (10) may also be a first name.
Bwiso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwiso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwiso occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwiso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 666,162nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bwiso is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 161,989. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaliro District, where 30 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 16 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwisho | 91 | 193 | / |
| Bwisso | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bweiso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwaiso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwuiso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwisa | 80 | 190 | / |
| Bwijo | 80 | 120 | / |
| Bwizo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Buiso | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bweso | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bbiso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vbiso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwisha | 73 | 466 | / |
| Bwaisa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Buhiso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwaizo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buisso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buisco | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bbisso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buisoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwitsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwicho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwesho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwisas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buissot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwitsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buissou | 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 Bwiso
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis