Bhiwa Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Bhiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 98 | 1:13,198 | 2,816 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Bhiwa (290) may also be a first name.
Bhiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhiwa (Hindi: भिवा, Marathi: भीवा) is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. Bhiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Bhiwa reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 518,802nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 290 people.
Bhiwa is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 13,198. In Mauritius Bhiwa is most common in: Flacq District, where 66 percent are found, Plaines Wilhems District, where 33 percent are found and Savanne District, where 1 percent are found. Barring Mauritius Bhiwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhiwa in the Hindi language | ||
| भिवा | bhiva | - |
| Bhiwa in the Marathi language | ||
| भीवा | bhiva | - |
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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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- 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 Bhiwa
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