Biyena Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Biyena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 115 | 1:180,601 | 19,028 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Biyena (33) may also be a first name.
Biyena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biyena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Biyena is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biyena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Biyena is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Biyena reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 33 people.
The surname Biyena is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 180,601. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 83 percent reside, North Region, where 16 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Biyena occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Biyena
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