Bigwa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2071:855,76237,544
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisgwa9174/
Bigwai9128/
Biggwa9111/
Baigwa919/
Biegwa917/
Beingwa831/
Bigwahe831/
Bigua80755/
Bikwa80464/
Begwa80191/
Bigba8035/
Bigwi809/
Bicwa804/
Bigwo803/
Bigwe802/
Baingwai7720/
Biguas73214/
Baikwa73141/
Bigweh7322/
Boikwa7318/
Bikwah7314/
Biskwa7313/
Begway7313/
Biguaa7313/
Bigvai738/
Beigua736/
Bikwas735/
Baigwe734/
Bikwad732/
Bikway731/
Bhegwa731/
Biguad731/
Biguai731/
Bigvay731/
Vaigwa731/
Bhigba731/
Baigwi731/
Biegwe731/
Bitkwa731/
Buikwa731/
Boigua731/
Begwea731/
Begwas731/
Biggwe731/
Biguais6736/
Bhaikwa6729/
Boigbay6717/
Baigbai678/
Bigwhip675/
Mpighwa673/
Biegweh672/
Biquwah671/
Boihgua671/
Bigbeau671/
Bigwije671/
Buiguas671/
Biguait671/
Baikwad671/

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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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  • 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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