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
The last name Bigwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bigwa is the 963,821st most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name on earth, held by 49 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 87 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
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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