Biwai Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Biwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Biwai (18) may also be a first name.

Biwai Last Name Facts

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

Biwai (Oriya: ବିୱାଇ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Biwai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Biwai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Biwai are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea Biwai is most common in: Hela, where 43 percent reside, Madang, where 39 percent reside and Morobe, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiwai9133/
Biewai911/
Biowai911/
Boiwai911/
Buiwai911/
Biwayi911/
Beiwai911/
Biwi8916,099/
Biwa891,085/
Bhiwaji8345/
Baiwayi8315/
Biwajih834/
Biswayi833/
Bishwai833/
Baiwi802,552/
Baiwa801,217/
Bhiwa80135/
Bibai80129/
Biwei8086/
Beiwa8065/
Boiwa8062/
Bivai8020/
Buiwi8018/
Biewa8012/
Beiwi8011/
Bewai807/
Bihwa804/
Biwad803/
Biway803/
Biwio802/
Biwap802/
Biwih802/
Bhiwi801/
Biwua801/
Biwui801/
Buiwa801/
Biewi801/
Boiwi801/
Bihwi801/
Biwaz801/
Biswahia773/
Bewaji731,775/
Biwaye73131/
Bijwas7364/
Biwaya7348/
Baiwap7339/
Baiwoi7322/
Bitvai7318/
Biswis7313/
Boiwah7313/
Biswaa7312/
Buiwit7312/
Bibhai738/
Beiwei736/
Bewayi736/
Boibai735/
Bivaji735/
Baiwei735/
Bhaiwa734/
Biwwas733/
Bihwas732/
Biwitt732/
Biwaap732/
Biwaas731/
Bhuiwa731/
Buiwas731/
Baiwad731/
Bhiewa731/
Bijvai731/
Bijwad731/
Biswau731/
Biswea731/
Biswii731/
Boiwas731/
Voiwai731/
Biweah731/
Boiwei731/
Beibai731/
Biewei731/
Beiwas731/
Bhibai731/
Bivaia731/
Bivaio731/
Biwayo731/
Biweyi731/
Biwiya731/
Biwuya731/
Bihwah731/
Bibaji731/
Bijway731/
Bajwai731/
Biwatt731/
Beiwae731/
Baiwui731/
Bieway730/
Bibi675,981,894/
Bewa67284,798/
Biba6713,094/
Bivi6711,238/
Biva674,406/
Bisswas67498/
Biswaas6785/
Baiswas6755/
Biwe6755/
Bhivaji6745/
Biswasd6735/
Bisweas6728/
Biswwas6725/
Baishwa6723/
Baiwaja6721/
Bhoiwad6715/
Buiwitt6714/
Bisways6713/
Bihswas6712/
Biswazs6710/
Boiwaya6710/
Bajwaid679/
Beiweis678/
Bhoibai677/
Bhaiwah676/
Biswich676/
Boiswas674/
Bhibaji674/
Bhiwash674/
Bisuayi674/
Bishwap673/
Bjwa673/
Bywa673/
Bhiwayo673/
Bishvai672/
Biswoya672/
Bhijvai672/
Biwy672/
Baiwaya672/
Biswhas671/
Biswads671/
Hbiswas671/
Beiswas671/
Bhibhai671/
Biswadh671/
Biwahat671/
Boijwad671/
Boishwa671/
Beiweiß671/
Biszwas671/
Bajwaih671/
Baiwaye671/
Biowwah671/

Biwai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biwai in the Oriya language
ବିୱାଇbiwa'i-

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