Biuwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Biuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Biuwa (12) may also be a first name.

Biuwa Last Name Facts

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

Biuwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Biuwa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename globally, held by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijuwa9112/
Biuwas911/
Biuswas8355/
Biuba80136/
Biuwo804/
Byuwa801/
Bjuwa801/
Biuva801/
Bejuwa7311/
Behuwa7310/
Bojuwa736/
Bihuba735/
Boiuba735/
Buyuwa734/
Biouba731/
Beyuwa731/
Bijuva731/
Bijubai6722/
Baiyuva674/
Biuvaia673/
Bihouba671/
Bhujuwa671/
Beyouwa671/
Behouwa671/

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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 Biuwa
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