Bigwan Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Bigwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 555 | 1:319,176 | 17,566 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Bigwan (34) may also be a first name.
Bigwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigwan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bigwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 567,444th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigwan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bigwan is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria Bigwan is most numerous in: Plateau, where 91 percent are found, Kaduna, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Baigwan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Biogwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buigwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bigwasen | 86 | 71 | / |
| Bigwasin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bigban | 83 | 24 | / |
| Begwan | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bigvan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bikwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bigwam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bjgwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bikwane | 77 | 92 | / |
| Bigvand | 77 | 32 | / |
| Beiguan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Biguane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bigbain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bikwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhigvan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Begwhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buikwang | 71 | 66 | / |
| Biguasen | 71 | 21 | / |
| Beigvand | 71 | 8 | / |
| Baigvand | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baiguang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhikwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beguan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Biguam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Begban | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bigbon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viguan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaygwant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becwan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bigwan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis