Biskwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Biskwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Biskwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biskwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biskwa is most common in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Biskwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Biskwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Biskwa is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Biskwa is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 64 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 18 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bikwa | 91 | 464 | / |
| Bisinkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baikwa | 83 | 141 | / |
| Bisgwa | 83 | 74 | / |
| Boikwa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Bikwah | 83 | 14 | / |
| Bikwas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bikwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Biskua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bikway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bitkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhaikwa | 77 | 29 | / |
| Baikwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekwa | 73 | 3,226 | / |
| Bigwa | 73 | 270 | / |
| Bikua | 73 | 105 | / |
| Bikwo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bicwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bickweat | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bisingwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bisengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bigwai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bikwei | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bhekwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bekwah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beukwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biggwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baigwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Biegwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bekwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biokua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biscua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 67 | 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 Biskwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis