Biwet Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Biwet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biwet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biwet occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Biwet reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 78 percent reside, Kaduna, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Gabon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biwete9122/
Biweth911/
Baiweet831/
Bibet80868/
Biwit8074/
Bewet804/
Bivet804/
Bisuet7348/
Bivete7327/
Buiwit7312/
Bewett732/
Biwitt732/
Beibet732/
Bievet732/
Biovet731/
Baivet731/
Bivett730/
Bihouet6738/
Biwithe6728/
Bisuett6725/
Buiwitt6714/
Bichuet6710/
Bisuete678/
Bissuet676/
Boisvet673/
Bewwett671/
Bhaibet671/
Bijouet671/
Bhivete671/
Bhewett671/
Beawett671/
Beibett671/
Bischweitz671/
Biohuet671/

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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 Biwet
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