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 more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Biwang.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 373,745th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Biwang is also the 145,380th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,566 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 116,366. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 25 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 24 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 18 percent live. Not including The Philippines Biwang exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Biwang
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