Bawiga Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bawiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6831:148,22624,804
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bawiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawiga is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bawiga.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 484,676th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,623,245 people. Bawiga occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bawiga live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Bawiga is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 148,226. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 38 percent live, Western Visayas, where 20 percent live and Caraga, where 10 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawigas920/
Bawaigha861/
Bawega83113/
Babiga8337/
Wawiga8321/
Baviga832/
Bawuga831/
Bawigi831/
Bavinga77207/
Babigha7735/
Wawoiga771/
Baawuga771/
Wawaigha717/
Bavigadd716/
Bavighay713/
Bawuigie712/
Bhavigat711/
Bavuga67544/
Babigi6711/
Wawega6710/
Babega6710/
Baavigadd674/
Bavigi672/
Babigo671/
Bawego671/
Beviga671/
Bobiga671/
Bavige671/
Bewega670/

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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 Bawiga
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