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
The last name Biskwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Biskwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biskwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Biskwa is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Biskwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 64 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 18 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname 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