Bihwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Bihwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bihwa (27) may also be a first name.
Bihwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bihwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bihwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bihwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Bihwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bihwa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 27 people.
Bihwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Bihwa is primarily concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 33 percent reside, Hoima District, where 33 percent reside and Kasese District, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Bihwa
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