Bigawa Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Bigawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 372 | 1:142,316 | 13,061 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bigawa (16) may also be a first name.
Bigawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bigawa (Oriya: ବିଗୱା) is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigawa? popularity and diffusion
Bigawa is the 754,238th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. Bigawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bigawa is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 142,316. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigaywa | 92 | 117 | / |
| Buigawa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Biogawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bigawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Baingawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigahywa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigaba | 83 | 242 | / |
| Bigawi | 83 | 58 | / |
| Begawa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Bigava | 83 | 31 | / |
| Bigawo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bigaeva | 77 | 689 | / |
| Baigawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Begawat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baygawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baigowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bejgawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigaaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bighawei | 71 | 16 | / |
| Baigavai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bhigavat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bigouwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beighaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begashwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigabo | 67 | 229 | / |
| Begawy | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bigabi | 67 | 89 | / |
| Bigabe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Begawi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bigave | 67 | 19 | / |
| Begava | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vigawo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bigova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bigowaitt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Begaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Begawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baigavath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigoba | 67 | 1 | / |
Bigawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଗୱା | bigawa | - |
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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 Bigawa
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