Biwott Surname

25,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Biwott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21,0891:2,190338
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Biwott (2,644) may also be a first name.

Biwott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biwott occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,500th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 344,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biwott are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Biwott is also the 142,775th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 2,644 people.

The last name Biwott is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 21,089 people, or 1 in 2,190. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 30 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 24 percent reside and Nandi County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Biwott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Biwott earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiwott924/
Biwwott921/
Biwot914,715/
Biwoth835/
Buiwot834/
Biwwot831/
Biwoot831/
Biwatt831/
Baiwoot774/
Bibot73145/
Biwut733/
Biwat732/
Bivot732/
Beiboutt7125/
Boitvott711/
Bibout67136/
Baiwat6760/
Baiwut6720/
Bivoit6716/
Bewatt672/
Bebott671/
Biouat671/
Biowat671/
Bewoit671/

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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 Biwott
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