Bigwa Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Bigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Bigwa (49) may also be a first name.
Bigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bigwa is the 963,821st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigwa are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name worldwide, borne by 49 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria Bigwa is most prevalent in: Delta, where 87 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisgwa | 91 | 74 | / |
| Bigwai | 91 | 28 | / |
| Biggwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Baigwa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Biegwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Beingwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bigwahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bigua | 80 | 755 | / |
| Bikwa | 80 | 464 | / |
| Begwa | 80 | 191 | / |
| Bigba | 80 | 35 | / |
| Bigwi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bicwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bigwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bigwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baingwai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Biguas | 73 | 214 | / |
| Baikwa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Bigweh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Boikwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bikwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Biskwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Begway | 73 | 13 | / |
| Biguaa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bigvai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Beigua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bikwas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baigwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bikwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bikway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bigvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhigba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baigwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bitkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boigua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biggwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguais | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bhaikwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Boigbay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Baigbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bigwhip | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpighwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biegweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biquwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boihgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigbeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigwije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiguas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biguait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bigwa
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