Beiwa Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Beiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Beiwa (270) may also be a first name.
Beiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beiwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Beiwa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Beiwa is also the 541,116th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 270 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 204,743. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 55 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 35 percent reside and Inchiri Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 28 percent reside and Niger, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beiwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻴﻮ | abyw | 62.5 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﻮ | abyw | 12.5 |
| ﺑﻴﻮ | byw | 12.5 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻮﻩ | abywh | 12.5 |
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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 Beiwa
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