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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bigawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 754,238th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname is predominantly 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 numerous first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
The surname Bigawa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 142,316. In Tanzania Bigawa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent live, Katavi Region, where 2 percent live and Iringa Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania Bigawa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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