Bwoki Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwoki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwoki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwoki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwoki is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwoki? popularity and diffusion

Bwoki is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwoki reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 83 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 6 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Bwoki occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwooki911/
Bwaki80174/
Buoki8085/
Bwoke803/
Bwoka803/
Bwakyi732/
Bwekie731/
Buoski731/
Bwaaki731/
Bwakii731/
Buhoski674/
Bouhaki674/

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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 Bwoki
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