Biwo Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Poland

Biwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Poland661:575,89053,502
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Biwo (40) may also be a first name.

Biwo Last Name Facts

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

Biwo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Biwo reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Biwo is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Biwo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 92 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 6 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 41 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiwo89343/
Baiwo89135/
Biwoh8921/
Buiwo899/
Biwou895/
Beiwo891/
Biewo891/
Bhiwoo8075/
Baiwoi8022/
Biwoth805/
Buiwot804/
Biewou801/
Biwooh801/
Biwouh801/
Baihwo801/
Biwoot801/
Bishwo801/
Bibo7510,549/
Biwa751,085/
Bewo75595/
Bivo7559/
Baiwoot734/
Boiwott734/
Bhaiwoo731/
Bibou671,760/
Baiwa671,217/
Baibo67732/
Beibo67295/
Bhiwa67135/
Biboo67124/
Biboy67105/
Boibo6773/
Beiwa6765/
Boiwa6762/
Bewou6741/
Bewoa6735/
Biová6729/
Biova6725/
Bivou6722/
Bisuo6721/
Biboi6712/
Biewa6712/
Bivoy6710/
Bibho677/
Bivoi676/
Byowo675/
Bajwo675/
Boywo675/
Bibuo674/
Bihwa674/
Bivho674/
Biwad673/
Buivo673/
Bivoh672/
Beawo672/
Bivod672/
Baivo672/
Bivot672/
Biwap672/
Baywo671/
Bisvo671/
Biwaz671/
Bhibo671/
Biwua671/
Bewoy671/
Bewos671/
Boîwo671/
Buibo671/
Buywo671/
Bewoh671/
Bewoi671/
Buiwa671/
Beswo670/

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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 Biwo
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