Bigwi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Bigwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Bigwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bigwi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bigwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigwi? popularity and diffusion
Bigwi is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Bigwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Bigwi is most common in: Buikwe District, where 75 percent are found, Luuka District, where 13 percent are found and Mubende District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Rwanda, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwai | 91 | 28 | / |
| Baigwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bigwhip | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bigwije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bigwa | 80 | 270 | / |
| Bigui | 80 | 113 | / |
| Bikwi | 80 | 43 | / |
| Bigbi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bigwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Begwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baingwai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Buingwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bikwei | 73 | 26 | / |
| Boigui | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bigweh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Beigui | 73 | 17 | / |
| Baigui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Biggwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Baigwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bigvai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Biegwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bigboi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Baigwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beikwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bikwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biggui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bihgui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bitkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buigui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biggwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biguais | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bickwit | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bickwid | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baigbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Biegweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biguait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bicwith | 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 Bigwi
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