Biwang Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Biwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8701:116,36620,074
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Biwang (2,566) may also be a first name.

Biwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biwang (Arabic: بيوانغ) is found most in The Philippines. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,745th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Biwang are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 145,380th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 2,566 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 116,366. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 25 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 24 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiwang9242/
Biowang9227/
Biswang9222/
Buiwang925/
Bißwang921/
Bisswang8617/
Biwasing861/
Bibang8310,358/
Biwong83140/
Bewang83106/
Bywang834/
Bivang832/
Biwank832/
Bjwang831/
Baibang77151/
Bijvang7728/
Biwanke7722/
Baivang771/
Bihuang771/
Bojwang771/
Baywang771/
Biwoung771/
Biswassing751/
Baihuang7146/
Biswassingh715/
Bhaibang714/
Bhaiwong711/
Bagiuang711/
Bewong67520/
Bibong6789/
Bivong6771/
Bebang6762/
Vivang6719/
Bhaibhang679/
Bevang671/
Bybang671/

Biwang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biwang in the Arabic language
بيوانغbywangh-

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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
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  • 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 Biwang
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