Big Forename
35,544th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 21,728 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan
Big Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 100% | 2,746 | 1:4,206 | 526 |
| United States | 67% | 2,648 | 1:136,910 | 5,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,390 | 1:12,892 | 1,818 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| Ghana | - | 1,686 | 1:16,006 | 1,324 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 979 | 1:75,411 | 4,313 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 883 | 1:17,468 | 1,981 |
| Russia | 86% | 870 | 1:165,786 | 2,655 |
| Morocco | - | 546 | 1:62,910 | 2,404 |
| Egypt | - | 521 | 1:176,393 | 6,761 |
| Poland | 99% | 518 | 1:73,411 | 1,760 |
| England | 100% | 494 | 1:112,557 | 4,108 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 483 | 1:367,628 | 12,760 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| India | 72% | 354 | 1:3,431,859 | 149,187 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Canada | 100% | 311 | 1:106,538 | 5,286 |
| Indonesia | - | 305 | 1:845,783 | 55,088 |
| Afghanistan | 65% | 291 | 1:112,108 | 3,709 |
| South Africa | 100% | 253 | 1:215,544 | 13,590 |
| Australia | - | 213 | 1:64,120 | 2,771 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 213 | 1:144,537 | 3,727 |
| Algeria | - | 203 | 1:188,063 | 3,117 |
| Zambia | 100% | 203 | 1:78,102 | 4,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 92% | 131 | 1:135,472 | 3,621 |
| Malawi | 100% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Portugal | - | 120 | 1:86,757 | 2,474 |
| Kuwait | - | 104 | 1:36,397 | 3,425 |
| Thailand | 66% | 93 | 1:753,396 | 30,900 |
| Belarus | 97% | 89 | 1:106,544 | 1,089 |
| Germany | 92% | 79 | 1:1,223,771 | 8,758 |
| Malaysia | 55% | 79 | 1:385,442 | 18,204 |
| China | - | 77 | 1:17,740,984 | 60,205 |
| Brazil | 100% | 74 | 1:2,895,083 | 54,166 |
| Scotland | - | 74 | 1:72,302 | 1,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 70 | 1:116,462 | 10,449 |
| Philippines | 96% | 69 | 1:1,536,369 | 36,765 |
| Netherlands | 89% | 65 | 1:260,032 | 8,683 |
| Angola | - | 49 | 1:550,339 | 1,990 |
| Liberia | 95% | 49 | 1:90,042 | 4,013 |
| Japan | - | 41 | 1:3,121,611 | 23,282 |
| Hong Kong | - | 35 | 1:221,506 | 3,349 |
| Mexico | 75% | 29 | 1:4,280,842 | 18,370 |
| France | - | 25 | 1:2,658,814 | 13,885 |
| Tunisia | - | 25 | 1:27,076 | 1,802 |
| Iraq | - | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Italy | 95% | 23 | 1:2,654,873 | 16,754 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| New Zealand | - | 23 | 1:197,219 | 7,073 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 22 | 1:83,779 | 1,413 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Wales | 100% | 19 | 1:162,858 | 3,204 |
| Uganda | 100% | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| South Korea | - | 17 | 1:326,142 | 10,022 |
| Libya | - | 16 | 1:388,832 | 1,019 |
| Vietnam | - | 16 | 1:5,788,945 | 3,683 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 14 | 1:510,857 | 17,236 |
| Singapore | - | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Latvia | 100% | 12 | 1:167,970 | 2,495 |
| Spain | - | 12 | 1:3,877,497 | 14,638 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 11 | 1:1,964,591 | 42,624 |
| Estonia | - | 11 | 1:119,580 | 4,476 |
| Haiti | - | 11 | 1:975,178 | 14,386 |
| Switzerland | 85% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Hungary | 99% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Jordan | - | 10 | 1:882,677 | 4,972 |
| Lebanon | - | 10 | 1:562,757 | 6,675 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Tanzania | 50% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 7 | 1:1,377,563 | 17,419 |
| Moldova | - | 7 | 1:508,734 | 3,126 |
| Oman | - | 7 | 1:586,952 | 5,255 |
| Albania | - | 6 | 1:507,762 | 18,007 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Armenia | 100% | 6 | 1:486,459 | 5,701 |
| Iran | - | 6 | 1:13,082,811 | 33,089 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Pakistan | - | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Argentina | - | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Jamaica | - | 5 | 1:576,645 | 13,293 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Benin | - | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Central African Republic | - | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 698 |
| Georgia | - | 4 | 1:934,616 | 13,351 |
| Israel | - | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Mali | - | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Peru | 67% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Turkey | - | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Austria | - | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Belize | - | 3 | 1:118,103 | 5,590 |
| Cambodia | - | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Finland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| North Macedonia | - | 3 | 1:696,919 | 10,674 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Paraguay | - | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Burundi | 100% | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 95% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Big (79,334) may also be a surname.
Big Forename Popularity
Big Demographics
Average Male Big Height
178.45 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 907 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baig | 86 | 4,211 | / |
| Bigg | 86 | 356 | / |
| Beig | 86 | 79 | / |
| Bhig | 86 | 59 | / |
| Bigc | 86 | 20 | / |
| Bigh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Bigs | 86 | 17 | / |
| Bieg | 86 | 14 | / |
| Bigz | 86 | 11 | / |
| Biog | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bigt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Boig | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bijg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bikg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bgig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bicg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigue | 75 | 9,479 | / |
| Bhaig | 75 | 2,122 | / |
| Beigh | 75 | 1,066 | / |
| Biggs | 75 | 143 | / |
| Baigh | 75 | 102 | / |
| Biggz | 75 | 9 | / |
| Biggh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bhigg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bhoig | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bigke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Biggx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bigqu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bigsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bigxz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baigs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baikg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pbigo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Biggq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bighk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bigtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beg | 67 | 7,344 | / |
| Bik | 67 | 6,064 | / |
| Bic | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Vig | 67 | 352 | / |
| Bix | 67 | 165 | / |
| Wig | 67 | 127 | / |
| Bhaigh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Byg | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bjg | 67 | 13 | / |
| Beigue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biggue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biq | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uig | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bahieg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baigue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bigwaè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaigt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buggig | 67 | 1 | / |
Big Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Big in the Russian language | ||
| Биг | big | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Big