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 last name Bigwan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bigwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bigwan is the 567,444th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigwan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bigwan is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 34 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria Bigwan is primarily found in: Plateau, where 91 percent live, Kaduna, where 2 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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