Bwoto Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwoto 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
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwoto Demographics

Bwoto Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwoto is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwoto is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwoto are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Bwoto is most common in: Vihiga County, where 87 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 12 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Bwoto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the 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
Bwotto911/
Bwato80734/
Bweto8045/
Bboto8018/
Buoto804/
Bwota802/
Bwoota736/
Bwatoa734/
Buotto733/
Bwoita732/
Bwatoo731/
Bwetou731/
Bhuoto731/
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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 Bwoto
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