Bwiza Surname
Approximately 5,234 people bear this surname
Bwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,961 | 1:2,291 | 543 |
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bwiza (223) may also be a first name.
Bwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwiza is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwiza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 91,461st most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,392,347 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiza reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 223 people.
Bwiza is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Besides Rwanda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwizza | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bwaiza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwizha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwirza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwaidza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buiza | 80 | 4,583 | / |
| Bwija | 80 | 789 | / |
| Bwisa | 80 | 190 | / |
| Bwizi | 80 | 124 | / |
| Bwizo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Bweza | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bwize | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bwuza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buizza | 73 | 1,121 | / |
| Bwaize | 73 | 377 | / |
| Bwicha | 73 | 153 | / |
| Bwaisa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bwedza | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bweeza | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bwaizo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwaizi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwitsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buizat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buizas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwizzy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwidja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwezia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buizai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwisas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhiza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bwetsia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwizihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwitsha | 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 Bwiza
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