Bigwas Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Bigwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 271 | 1:373,573 | 49,139 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bigwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigwas (Oriya: ବିଗ୍ବାସ୍) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bigwas is the 950,707th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bigwas reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 373,573. In The Philippines Bigwas is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 27 percent live, Davao Region, where 19 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwase | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biguas | 83 | 214 | / |
| Bikwas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Begwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Biguais | 77 | 36 | / |
| Bikwase | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buiguas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigwoods | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bikwatse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beguas | 67 | 349 | / |
| Viguas | 67 | 61 | / |
| Begbas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bicuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekwase | 62 | 3 | / |
| Bigboss | 62 | 2 | / |
| Beghbas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Biguache | 57 | 9 | / |
| Bekwaitse | 53 | 3 | / |
| Viquas | 50 | 10 | / |
| Begbos | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bequas | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bigboz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Beguaz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Beguaj | 50 | 1 | / |
Bigwas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigwas in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଗ୍ବାସ୍ | bigbas | - |
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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 Bigwas
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