Bishaw Surname

39,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bishaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia13,0391:7,4811,169
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bishaw (18,984) may also be a first name.

Bishaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bishaw occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bishaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bishaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,466th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 547,853 people. Bishaw is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bishaw are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bishaw is also the 39,334th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 18,984 people.

The last name Bishaw is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 13,039 people, or 1 in 7,481. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Bishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bishaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bishaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bishaw are 17.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.69% being registered with the political party.

Bishaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baishaw9217/
Bishaws923/
Bishawe921/
Bisaw9142/
Bishawsh861/
Bishshaw860/
Bisaws831,254/
Beshaw83276/
Bishow83136/
Beisaw8354/
Bishaf8312/
Bishav838/
Bisawe837/
Bishab836/
Buisaw834/
Baisaw831/
Baishab7745/
Bisawsh7724/
Bishova7722/
Beushaw7712/
Bishaib7711/
Boishav7710/
Vaishaw775/
Bischow775/
Bitshow774/
Bayshaw773/
Baishav773/
Bajshaw773/
Bisaawe772/
Baisaws771/
Bishayb771/
Bioshav771/
Bedshaw771/
Bishafe770/
Beeshaw770/
Bishaff770/
Besaw732,363/
Bisab7324/
Bisav7310/
Bysaw731/
Bisaf731/
Baishova7128/
Beadshaw716/
Bischaff714/
Bishavsh711/
Bischowf710/
Bisahaff710/
Bishof67175/
Bisowa67162/
Boysaw67155/
Bihsab67153/
Bisova67106/
Bishov6758/
Baisab6742/
Vishav6741/
Besawe6735/
Beasaw6718/
Bessaw6716/
Besauw6716/
Bisaib6715/
Beesaw6714/
Vishab6712/
Bishob679/
Bichow679/
Beshow673/
Beshav672/
Bisaif671/
Baisav671/
Baishshav671/
Bhisab671/
Bhisav671/
Bisabh671/
Bisoph671/
Biosaf671/
Beshab671/
Beshaf671/
Bhaishaib671/
Bisowe671/
Bissab671/
Biszow671/
Bedsaw670/
Veshaw670/

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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 Bishaw
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