Bigvai Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bigvai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigvai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Bigvai (85) may also be a first name.

Bigvai Last Name Facts

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

Bigvai is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigvai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bigvai is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Bigvai is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigvai are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 85 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Bigvai is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Biguai831/
Bigvay831/
Biguais7736/
Baigbai778/
Bigvija771/
Biguait771/
Bigua73755/
Bigwa73270/
Bigui73113/
Bigba7335/
Bigve7317/
Bigwi739/
Bigbi734/
Bygva731/
Bigbie67614/
Biguas67214/
Bisgwa6774/
Biegba6750/
Boigui6723/
Beigui6717/
Biguaa6713/
Baigui6712/
Biggwa6711/
Baigwa679/
Beghva678/
Biegwa677/
Bigboi676/
Beigua676/
Baigve675/
Bigbad672/
Vighva672/
Bhigba671/
Begbai671/
Boigua671/
Baigwi671/
Biggui671/
Buigui671/
Bigvee671/
Biguad671/
Begvat671/
Bihgui671/
Biguhi671/

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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 Bigvai
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