Biwe Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Biwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Biwe (31) may also be a first name.

Biwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Biwe is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Biwe live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Biwe is also the 1,874,099th most common first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijwe89328/
Biwei8986/
Baiwe8947/
Boiwe8910/
Buiwe894/
Beiwe894/
Biewe891/
Biw8691/
Baiwes80140/
Baiswe8021/
Beiwei806/
Baiwei805/
Bichwe804/
Beiweh802/
Biswea801/
Biweah801/
Boiwei801/
Biewei801/
Beijwe801/
Biwi7516,099/
Bibe753,832/
Biwa751,085/
Bewe75595/
Bive75242/
Béwe757/
Baiw753/
Biwy752/
Beiw752/
Buiw752/
Bjwe751/
Hbiw751/
Bisweas7328/
Beiweis738/
Baiswea734/
Bichhwe731/
Boiwoue731/
Beiweiß731/
Bahaiwe731/
Baiweet731/
Baiwi672,552/
Biver672,074/
Beibe671,735/
Baiwa671,217/
Bibee671,135/
Bibey67684/
Bewee67312/
Beweh67254/
Baibe67166/
Bevie67136/
Bhiwa67135/
Bewei67123/
Bijve67121/
Boibe67104/
Beawe6790/
Biwai6788/
Bewey6768/
Bives6767/
Beiwa6765/
Boiwa6762/
Bivee6752/
Bewie6752/
Baive6748/
Bhive6741/
Hbibe6737/
Bajwe6729/
Boive6728/
Beïwe6727/
Bisue6722/
Bibeň6722/
Bewea6720/
Beuwe6720/
Beive6718/
Buiwi6718/
Bibea6715/
Boiue6715/
Baiue6713/
Baiwy6713/
Biewa6712/
Bievi6711/
Beiwi6711/
Behwe678/
Bibei677/
Bived675/
Biveu674/
Bivet674/
Bewhe674/
Bihwa674/
Bivie673/
Biway673/
Bieve673/
Biwio672/
Bhibe672/
Bhaiw672/
Boywe672/
Bivez672/
Biwih672/
Bujwe671/
Bhewe671/
Bhichhwe671/
Bhiwi671/
Bisve671/
Biswd671/
Bivje671/
Biwui671/
Bewed671/
B'Ewe671/
Bywea671/
Buiwa671/
Biewi671/
Buive671/
Viweh671/
Beewe671/
Boiwi671/
Bäwer671/
Biveh671/
Bihwi671/
Beweë671/
Bojwe671/
Bibej671/
Biwwj671/

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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 Biwe
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