Bwiza Surname

91,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Bwiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,9611:2,291543
Uganda1181:330,84122,179
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Burundi251:392,194499
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bwiza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwiza is the 91,461st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,392,347 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiza reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bwiza is also the 603,623rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 223 people.

The last name Bwiza is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Apart from Rwanda this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwizza914/
Bwaiza911/
Bwizha911/
Bwirza911/
Bwaidza831/
Buiza804,583/
Bwija80789/
Bwisa80190/
Bwizi80124/
Bwizo8028/
Bweza8025/
Bwize8010/
Bwuza802/
Buizza731,121/
Bwaize73377/
Bwicha73153/
Bwaisa7325/
Bwedza7314/
Bweeza738/
Bwaizo734/
Bwaizi732/
Bwitsa731/
Buizat731/
Buizas731/
Bwizzy731/
Bweize731/
Bwaija731/
Bwijja731/
Bwidja731/
Bwezia731/
Mpwiza731/
Buizai731/
Bwisas731/
Bouhiza678/
Bwetsia674/
Bwizihe671/
Bwitsha671/

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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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