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

The surname Biwo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Biwo are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Biwo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Biwo is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 92 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 6 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

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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