Biswam Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Biswam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biswam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Biswam (27) may also be a first name.

Biswam Last Name Facts

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

Biswam (Oriya: ବିାମ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biswam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biswam is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Biswam live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Biswam is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 57 percent are found and Odisha, where 43 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 33 percent are found and Suriname, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biswamm921/
Biswan8369/
Bisvam831/
Biswane77228/
Biswang7722/
Bishwan7713/
Bisswan779/
Biswain773/
Bishbam771/
Bhiswan771/
Baiswan771/
Biswand770/
Bisswang7117/
Biswaten7110/
Bitswane718/
Bittschwamm712/
Visvam6735/
Biswassen6731/
Bisuan6712/
Bizuam6711/
Bisvan676/
Beswan675/
Bizwan674/
Besuam671/

Biswam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biswam in the Oriya language
ବିାମbiama-

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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 Biswam
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