Biniwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Togo

Biniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Biniwe (447) may also be a first name.

Biniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biniwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Biniwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biniwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biniwe are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Biniwe is also the 405,268th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 447 people.

The surname Biniwe is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Biniwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Togo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biniwei9221/
Biniweh928/
Biniw911/
Bigniswe861/
Biniowei861/
Binawe8344/
Binjwe8310/
Biniwa838/
Binewe834/
Beniwe833/
Binibe832/
Binuwe831/
Beniwei7728/
Boinuwe779/
Binhawe772/
Npiniwe771/
Bineewe771/
Bineweh771/
Binibee771/
Binew733/
Biniswit719/
Beniowei717/
Bainawee713/
Biniyeva712/
Bineievi711/
Bihnjwie711/
Bainiwai711/
Benawe67200/
Benibe67107/
Binywa6721/
Benive6716/
Binave6716/
Binibi6714/
Benuwe678/
Beniwa676/
Binuve676/
Binebe675/
Binjve674/
Binebi673/
Benewe672/
Vinjwe671/
Binywi671/
Bineaw671/

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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 Biniwe
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