Bikwal Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Bikwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bikwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bikwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bikwal is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bikwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Bikwal? popularity and diffusion

Bikwal is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Bikwal is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Bikwal are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bikwale924/
Bickwall860/
Bigwal833/
Bekwale772/
Bekhwal771/
Bäckwall719/
Beckwall716/
Bigual6741/
Bichkuale671/
Baigual6223/
Wigwall627/
Biscual621/
Beckwold578/
Beagweal571/
Beegwall570/
Vigwault570/
Beddkuhal531/
Begual5011/
Bequal501/

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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 Bikwal
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