Bishau Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Bishau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 196 | 1:78,767 | 11,570 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bishau (127) may also be a first name.
Bishau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bishau (Oriya: ବିଶଉ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bishau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bishau live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 127 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 78,767. In Zimbabwe Bishau is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 80 percent reside, Harare Province, where 9 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Bishau exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bishau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bishau in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଶଉ | bisa'u | 56.25 |
| ବିଷଉ | bisa'u | 25 |
| ବିଶଊ | bisa'u | 6.25 |
| ବିଷାଉ | bisa'u | 6.25 |
| ବିଶାଉ | bisa'u | 6.25 |
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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 Bishau
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