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 occurs in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwiza? popularity and diffusion
Bwiza is the 91,461st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,392,347 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiza are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most common forename world-wide It is held by 223 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Besides Rwanda this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
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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