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
The surname Bigwan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwan? popularity and diffusion
Bigwan is the 567,444th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname Bigwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigwan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bigwan is also the 1,775,424th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria Bigwan is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 91 percent are found, Kaduna, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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