Biyagwa Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Biyagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Biyagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biyagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biyagwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biyagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,628,521st most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biyagwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Biyagwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania Biyagwa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biyogwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Bayagwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Biyagua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bijagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bayangwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Buyangwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Biyankwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biyangwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baigwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Biegwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Biyagui | 71 | 220 | / |
| Buyagwe | 71 | 47 | / |
| Bajugwa | 71 | 31 | / |
| Boyagba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Baungwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bayakwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bayogwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bayigwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boyongwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Boyengwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buyaukwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baingwai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bayengwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bayingwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bayangwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bayuugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biyangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyaukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bioagwee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Biyagwa
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