Bahiwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Bahiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bahiwa (8) may also be a first name.

Bahiwa Last Name Facts

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

Bahiwa is found most in Niger. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahiwa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Bahiwa is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 8 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Bahiwa is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Niger Bahiwa occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahewa8386/
Bahiva8355/
Behiwa837/
Bahivad778/
Mpahiwa776/
Baheiba775/
Baiyewa772/
Bahewad772/
Bahivat771/
Bahieva771/
Baewa7343/
Mphahiwa711/
Baheshwa711/
Behewa6788/
Behiva678/
Buiywa674/
Baewat674/
Ba'ewa671/
Bouiwa671/
Baheva671/
Baeiva671/

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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 Bahiwa
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