Biwot Surname

100,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Biwot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,6741:9,8801,264
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Biwot (495) may also be a first name.

Biwot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biwot is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,221st most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,545,609 people. The surname Biwot occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Biwot are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 381,460th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 495 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,674 people, or 1 in 9,880. In Kenya Biwot is most common in: Uasin Gishu County, where 35 percent reside, Nandi County, where 19 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Biwot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Biwot last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biwott9121,136/
Biwoth915/
Buiwot914/
Biwwot911/
Biwoot911/
Baiwoot834/
Boiwott834/
Biwwott831/
Bibot80145/
Biwut803/
Bivot802/
Biwat802/
Bibout73136/
Baiwat7360/
Baiwut7320/
Bivoit7316/
Biouat731/
Biwatt731/
Biowat731/
Bewoit731/
Bijvoet67881/
Bhiwate6722/
Beibout6712/
Baibout675/
Boiwate671/
Biwahat671/

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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 Biwot
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