Bwesa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwesa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Bwesa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwesa are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwesia9121/
Bwesai9119/
Bwesha9116/
Bwessa915/
Buesa802,156/
Fwesa801,829/
Bwasa80796/
Bwese80366/
Bwisa80190/
Bweza8025/
Bweso8023/
Pwesa8016/
Bweja803/
Bwisha73466/
Mpwesa73115/
Buesas7363/
Bweser7343/
Bweshe7328/
Bwaisa7325/
Bwassa7313/
Pwesha739/
Bweeza738/
Bwetsi736/
Buesha734/
Bweshi734/
Bwasha734/
Buesca733/
Bwesse732/
Bwuese731/
Bwiese731/
Bwasaa731/
Bweiso731/
Buesea731/
Buessa731/
Buetsa731/
Bbeesa731/
Bwejah731/
Bweseh731/
Bwezia731/
Bwesho731/
Fwessa731/
Fwesha731/
Bhweja731/
Bwosha731/
Bwisas731/
Bwitsa731/
Bwessault714/
Bwetshi6755/
Bouessa676/
Buhesha674/
Mpwesha673/
Bueshah672/
Bwitsha671/
Buesauh671/
Buesath671/
Pweesha671/
Bwasa'a671/
Buessau671/
Buesash670/
Bueshea670/

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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
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  • 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 Bwesa
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