Bikwa Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1991:77,57911,409
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bikwa (39) may also be a first name.

Bikwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bikwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bikwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bikwa is the 651,048th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. Bikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bikwa are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 77,579. In Zimbabwe Bikwa is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 23 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Bikwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bikwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning R 178,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baikwa91141/
Boikwa9118/
Bikwah9114/
Biskwa9113/
Bikwas915/
Bikwad912/
Bikway911/
Bitkwa911/
Buikwa911/
Bhaikwa8329/
Baikwad831/
Bekwa803,226/
Bikwe80315/
Bigwa80270/
Bikua80105/
Bikwi8043/
Bikwo8012/
Bicwa804/
Bickweat7714/
Bisgwa7374/
Bigwai7328/
Bikwei7326/
Biekwe7324/
Bhekwa7313/
Bekwah7312/
Biggwa7311/
Beukwa7311/
Baigwa739/
Biegwa737/
Beikwe733/
Bekwai732/
Biokua732/
Biskua731/
Buikwe731/
Baikwe731/
Bikwit731/
Bitkwi731/
Buikwi731/
Beikwi731/
Bekway731/
Beakwa731/
Beckway6743/
Bickwit6734/
Bickwid6712/
Beukwai6711/
Mpaikwa6711/
Bikweed671/
Bikuayi671/
Buinkwe671/
Behekwa671/
Beingwa671/
Baikwoi671/
Bigwahe671/
Biquwah671/

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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
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  • 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 Bikwa
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