Bwona Surname

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

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bwona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwona occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bwona click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwona? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwona is the 2,152,526th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bwona live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Bwona is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda Bwona is most common in: Apac District, where 69 percent are found, Amolatar District, where 9 percent are found and Mukono District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Bwona occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwoona9112/
Bwonna913/
Bwana8012,438/
Bwoni80367/
Bwena80195/
Buona80103/
Bbona8032/
Bwono806/
Bwony801/
Bvona801/
Bwone801/
Bwonyo73225/
Bwaana73121/
Bhwana73105/
Bwanea7382/
Bwongo7340/
Bwgoni7310/
Bwanna734/
Bwanai734/
Buonga734/
Buhona734/
Bwanah733/
Bwanau733/
Bbonna732/
Bwanaa732/
Bvonga732/
Bwauna731/
Buonat731/
Bwonhi731/
Bwones731/
Bwanas731/
Pwonga731/
Bweena731/
Bwenea731/
Bboona731/
Bouhana67409/
Buhonga6722/
Bwahana678/
Bwonhot671/
Bwangai671/
Bwannga671/
Bwanaus671/

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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 Bwona
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