Byawa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Byawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Byawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byawa is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Byawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Byawa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Byawa is most common in: Mayuge District, where 27 percent live, Bugiri District, where 20 percent live and Kaliro District, where 18 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byahwa913/
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Biawa80359/
Byaba80221/
Beawa80188/
Byawe8019/
Byava802/
Byowa802/
Bjawa801/
Bihawa73109/
Byajua7321/
Byavat738/
Byaaba733/
Bijawa733/
Biawat732/
Beaowa731/
Beaway731/
Wyawai731/
Beawau731/
Byaawe731/
Bijawat6793/
Biaswas6745/
Bagiawa6722/
Baiyaba6721/
Biashwa674/
Byavath673/
Bajjawa672/
Waiyawa672/
Bajiowa672/
Bajowah671/
Bajhawa671/
Bayoway671/
Bejgawa671/
Behaway671/
Bajjowa671/

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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 Byawa
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