Bwome Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwome Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwome Demographics

Bwome Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwome Last Name Facts

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

Bwome occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwome? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwome reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya Bwome is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 51 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 48 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Bwome Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwomeh911/
Bwom8910/
Bwame80461/
Bwoma80266/
Bweme8081/
Bwomi809/
Buome806/
Bwgom801/
Buhome7355/
Bwooma7321/
Buomie7318/
Bweeme734/
Buomey734/
Bwoomi732/
Bwouma732/
Buom6714,790/
Bwam6748/
Bouhome6719/
Bouhame6717/
Vbom671/
Vwom671/
Pwom671/
Bbom671/
Buomedh671/
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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 Bwome
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