Bvigwa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bvigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bvigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England11:55,718,059489,080

Bvigwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bvigwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bvigwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bvigwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bvigwa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Bvigwa is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 48 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 43 percent are found and Harare Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bvigwai921/
Bvingwai861/
Bwigwa831/
Buhigwa771/
Bbiggwa771/
Bvekwa67521/
Bwicwa676/
Buikwa671/
Buhegwa621/
Buiguas621/
Bouhigua572/
Buigbo5066/

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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 Bvigwa
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