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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
Biswa: This surnames spread is fascinating! Tracing its origins needs looking at how people moved around historically. Trade routes might have spread this surname, with families settling in new places for better jobs. Wars or political changes couldve forced people to move, leading to Biswa families in new areas. Religious reasons or other social pressures might also have played a part. Where people settled depended on things like available land and existing communities.
from iMeUsWe Database
Uttar Pradesh
1,280
Delhi
21
Assam
17
Gujarat
12
Bihar
2
Karnataka
2
Maharashtra
2
Jharkhand
1
Madhya Pradesh
1
Odisha
1
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname BISWA appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.
1,245 (92%)
Food Distribution Records
75 (6%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
26 (2%)
Voters List
The BISWA surname is found across multiple communities including Mishmi communities.
Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the BISWA surname with 1,280 records (95.6%).
BISWA is ranked #9002 in India with approximately 4,488 people bearing this surname.
The BISWA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (95.6%), Delhi (1.6%), Assam (1.3%).