Bisawa Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
India451:17,045,897267,282
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bisawa (501) may also be a first name.

Bisawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bisawa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bisawa? popularity and diffusion

Bisawa is the 802,733rd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Bisawa are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bisawa is also the 378,831st most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 501 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beisawa92275/
Bissawa9228/
Bitsawa929/
Baisawa922/
Bishawa921/
Bisaway921/
Biscawa921/
Bisahwa921/
Bisawash8620/
Baisawat863/
Bishawah861/
Bissawas861/
Bisava83168/
Bisowa83162/
Bizawa83116/
Bisaba8355/
Bisewa8334/
Bisawo8315/
Bisawi8310/
Bisawe837/
Bijawa833/
Bisawy833/
Besawa832/
Baisawait801/
Bishawi77337/
Bisavas77155/
Bisaeva77105/
Bijawat7793/
Bessawa7745/
Bisoswa7741/
Bitsava7727/
Bizawai7711/
Bishava778/
Bishawo777/
Bissaba776/
Bisavad774/
Bisabai773/
Bishaba773/
Bisavah772/
Bisavaj772/
Bisavay772/
Bisaawe772/
Bisabha771/
Bisawis771/
Boisava771/
Besawai771/
Visawai771/
Bisehwa771/
Bisavea771/
Baisowa771/
Baysawa771/
Bishawe771/
Bisawet771/
Bishavas71101/
Bishaeva7147/
Vishaway7139/
Baisawet7137/
Bisavash716/
Baisabai716/
Bhisavas715/
Bisabhai714/
Baisaeva714/
Bisaavas713/
Bhaisava712/
Baizawai712/
Bhishava711/
Bishavah711/
Bissaeva711/
Bissavas711/
Bizhawad711/
Vishawah711/
Beshawat711/
Bissowas711/
Bitshawi711/
Bihshawo711/
Baisavah711/
Bissabah711/
Bisabo67190/
Bisova67106/
Bisewo6799/
Visava6767/
Biseva6756/
Besawo6753/
Besawe6735/
Besaba6729/
Besewa6729/
Bisavi6727/
Bisave6720/
Bisabi6717/
Bijava6715/
Bhaisavad677/
Bizaba677/
Visawe675/
Bizawe675/
Bishavash674/
Bisabe674/
Bisowi674/
Bisowo673/
Bisashvas672/
Besava672/
Bisowy671/
Bezawa671/
Besowa671/
Bisoba671/
Bisowe671/
Bizawo671/
Bixowa671/

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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 Bisawa
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