Biawi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Biawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Biawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biawi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Biawi live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 96 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Biawi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijawi9121/
Biawii913/
Biaswis831/
Biabi80625/
Biawa80359/
Biavi8026/
Bjawi806/
Biawe805/
Biowi803/
Biowei73262/
Bijawe73149/
Bihawa73109/
Bijavi7372/
Biaswe7334/
Bijabi736/
Bijawa733/
Biabui732/
Viawai731/
Viawui731/
Bihabi731/
Biasui731/
Biavui731/
Biabii731/
Biajui731/
Biowai731/
Biawer731/
Biabai731/
Baiyawa6735/
Bijabai6711/
Bajjawi674/
Biassui673/
Bhijavi671/
Buhiaui671/
Bijobai671/

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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
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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 Biawi
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