Bilawu Surname
Approximately 1,661 people bear this surname
Bilawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,481 | 1:119,610 | 7,895 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Bilawu (507) may also be a first name.
Bilawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bilawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bilawu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bilawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bilawu is the 240,763rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,387,445 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bilawu reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,944th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 507 people.
The last name Bilawu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,481 people, or 1 in 119,610. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 75 percent live, Oyo, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilauwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Beilawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bailawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biliawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bilewu | 83 | 573 | / |
| Belawu | 83 | 451 | / |
| Bilavu | 83 | 133 | / |
| Bilabu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Bilabou | 77 | 60 | / |
| Bilewuu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bilewau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bealawu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bhilabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhilewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bielowu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beliawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Builowu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bilawoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhilabui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bailavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belewu | 67 | 111 | / |
| Belabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vilavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bilevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bilovus | 62 | 224 | / |
| Belavus | 62 | 18 | / |
| Belowus | 62 | 13 | / |
| Bhelavu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Belabou | 62 | 4 | / |
| Belavou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bhelabu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bilobou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Belewou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Beluowu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Belabau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bilovous | 57 | 3 | / |
| Biliobou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velavu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Belobu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bilawu
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