Bwonya Surname
Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname
Bwonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 667 | 1:69,235 | 6,594 |
| Uganda | 495 | 1:78,867 | 8,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bwonya (17) may also be a first name.
Bwonya Demographics
Bwonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwonya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bwonya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwonya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 320,495th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. Bwonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwonya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 69,235. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 42 percent reside, Busia County, where 16 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 42 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Bwonya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bwonya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwanya | 83 | 3,047 | / |
| Bwonyo | 83 | 225 | / |
| Buonya | 83 | 116 | / |
| Vwonya | 83 | 109 | / |
| Bbonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwonia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buhonya | 77 | 92 | / |
| Bhwanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bwanyah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bhuonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buonyay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buonyayy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buanya | 67 | 606 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bwanja | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bwanye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bvunya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pwanya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bwonji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwonjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bbunya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bbanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwonhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwonya
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