Biwaki Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Biwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2171:589,14415,718
England11:55,718,059489,080

Biwaki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biwaki is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwaki? popularity and diffusion

Biwaki is the 1,115,011th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Biwaki reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Biwaki is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 589,144. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 29 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 24 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beiwaki9269/
Biwaka8334/
Bivaki832/
Biweki831/
Beibaki771/
Biweiki771/
Baiwake771/
Bihweiki711/
Bihwekyi711/
Bivake6741/
Bewaka674/
Biweke672/
Biwace671/
Viwake671/

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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 Biwaki
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