Bwoga Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwoga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwoga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
England101:5,571,806158,774
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwoga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bwoga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bwoga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwoga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwoga is the 1,565,797th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Bwoga are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Bwoga is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Bwoga is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 88 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 8 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Bwoga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwoiga913/
Bwogah911/
Bwogi801,636/
Buoga80218/
Bwaga80191/
Bwogo8089/
Bwega8057/
Bwoge8051/
Bboga801/
Bwongo7340/
Bwoogi7332/
Bwaaga7314/
Bwoggi738/
Buonga734/
Bwagga733/
Bwoogo732/
Bwogoh732/
Bvonga732/
Bwogeh731/
Bweega731/
Pwonga731/
Buogha731/
Buhonga6722/
Bwaghat6714/
Bwannga671/
Bwangai671/
Bwoigui671/

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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
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  • 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 Bwoga
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