Biwu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Biwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biwu (371) may also be a first name.

Biwu Last Name Facts

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

Biwu is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Biwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Biwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Biwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Biwu live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Biwu is also the 450,877th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 371 people.

The surname Biwu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 11 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiwu8944/
Boiwu8933/
Biwou895/
Bhiwu894/
Biwut893/
Biwui891/
Baiwut8020/
Biswus802/
Baiwui801/
Biewou801/
Biwouh801/
Biswau801/
Bewu751,028/
Bibu75657/
Bivu7536/
Bywu751/
Bibou671,760/
Bibui6785/
Bhewu6765/
Bibhu6750/
Bewou6741/
Baibu6735/
Bibau6732/
Bivou6722/
Mpiwu6721/
Hbibu6718/
Bewuh6716/
Buibu677/
Biwoe675/
Biveu674/
Buivu671/
Beibu671/
Bajwu671/
Bibeu671/
Beawu671/
Veiwu671/
Bewut671/
Bibuy671/
Bhivu671/
Bivuh671/
Bewus671/
Vuiwu671/

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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 Biwu
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