Bwiya Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Bwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Bwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bwiya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bwiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Bwiya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwiya are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Beside The DR Congo Bwiya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhwiya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bwijya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bweya | 80 | 1,150 | / |
| Buiya | 80 | 883 | / |
| Bwija | 80 | 789 | / |
| Bwaya | 80 | 523 | / |
| Bwoya | 80 | 146 | / |
| Pwiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuiya | 73 | 273,070 | / |
| Bwehya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bwooya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhwaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bweeya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwioah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hbuiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwa'ya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Bwoi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bwye | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bwea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bwayowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bway | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bwau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bhuiyah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bouhiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhhuiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuiyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweehya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuihya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbhuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 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 Bwiya
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