Birniwa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Birniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Birniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birniwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Birniwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birniwa? popularity and diffusion
Birniwa is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Birniwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most common in: Jigawa, where 86 percent are found, Gombe, where 2 percent are found and Sokoto, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birneva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berniova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bernieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berneva | 57 | 28 | / |
| Verniba | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bernevi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bernive | 57 | 5 | / |
| Berneba | 57 | 3 | / |
| Virneva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bernibo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bernibe | 57 | 0 | / |
| Berzneva | 53 | 4 | / |
| Berniová | 53 | 2 | / |
| Virneeva | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bernebau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berneeva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bernyova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berniver | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berneveha | 50 | 58 | / |
| Bernyveha | 50 | 3 | / |
| Bernevich | 50 | 1 | / |
| Berzhneva | 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 Birniwa
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