Baig Surname

1,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Baig Surname User-submission:

The surname Mughal is indicative of a person being from the family of Mughal emperors of India. The Mughal emperors ruled India from 1500s till 1857 when they were finally overthrown by the British.

Although the emperors themselves didn't have the surname 'Mughal', people claiming to be their descendants use it.

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Baig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan201,9391:885135
India39,5821:19,3791,505
Saudi Arabia29,7731:1,03686
United Arab Emirates7,3301:1,250148
United States4,2361:85,5669,673
England3,1351:17,7732,556
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Oman1,8481:1,996294
Canada1,5901:23,1733,148
Kuwait1,5811:2,404296
Qatar1,1731:2,010175
Bahrain9111:1,480207
Spain4101:114,0298,995
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
Australia2561:105,45211,841
Scotland2071:25,8642,812
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Trinidad and Tobago1171:11,6581,590
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Denmark941:60,0506,090
Germany831:969,94567,438
Turkey781:997,71145,291
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Greece571:194,38230,902
France551:1,207,686126,065
Wales551:56,2645,128
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Norway531:97,02413,264
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Belgium301:383,22141,070
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Guyana211:36,2963,715
Austria171:500,90847,931
China171:80,430,6804,441
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Dominica21:37,946685
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Baig (4,211) may also be a first name.

Baig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mughal is indicative of a person being from the family of Mughal emperors of India. The Mughal emperors ruled India from 1500s till 1857 when they were finally overthrown by the British.

Although the emperors themselves didn't have the surname 'Mughal', people claiming to be their descendants use it. Variants include Mirza and Baig, which are mostly used in one name with Mirza in the beginning and Baig in the end, for example, Mirza Baig, which also indicates that a person traces himself back to Mughals.

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Baig is Turkic family name commonly used as Baig on the Indian Subcontinent. It means 'lord' and is equal to the Turkish word bey, which is now used as 'mister' in Turkey. Baig are descendants of Turkic rulers, such as Mughals or Timurid. Baigs also use a prefix mirza-, which is derived from a short form of a Turko-Persian word amirzadey, which means 'son of Amir'.

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From Turkish beg/bey meaning 'ruler'.

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Baig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baig (Hindi: बैग, Marathi: बैग, Oriya: େବଗ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,831st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,365 people. The surname Baig is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Baig reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 106,920th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 4,211 people.

The surname Baig is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 201,939 people, or 1 in 885. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 42 percent live, Sindh, where 38 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Baig is found in 102 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.

Baig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Baig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baig last name increased 70,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 313,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Baig surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Baig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning 275,285 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning R 283,224 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baigh891,773/
Bhaig89125/
Bayig8967/
Baieg8947/
Bajig8931/
Baiag8923/
Baaig8915/
Baiig8912/
Baigs896/
Baigg896/
Baiog893/
Baigt893/
Baigc893/
Baikg892/
Baigq892/
Baiug891/
Bgaig891/
Baigk891/
Baigz891/
Baisg891/
Bag86753,158/
Big8679,334/
Baigue80205/
Baheig80122/
Bhaiag80115/
Bhaigh8015/
Baicgh801/
Baiggs801/
Baigph801/
Baieeg801/
Bhaiug801/
Bhaiig801/
Baigqq801/
Bagh7535,526/
Baic7525,861/
Beig7510,077/
Baik758,751/
Bhag755,972/
Bigg752,526/
Bagg752,254/
Bieg752,252/
Baag752,054/
Vaig751,629/
Baug75953/
Beag75477/
Baiq75413/
Bahg75368/
Baix75281/
Baeg75277/
Biog75226/
Boig75165/
Waig75138/
Bhig75128/
Bags7580/
Bigs7574/
Bigh7555/
Buig7549/
Bayg7543/
Bagt7512/
Bajg757/
Bigz756/
Bagå756/
Bagq754/
Bagp754/
Hbag753/
Bigt753/
Bagz753/
Bagk752/
Bigc752/
Bakg752/
Basg751/
Bacg751/
Bigq751/
Bigx751/
Bihg751/
Bgig751/
Biqg751/
Bisg751/
Hbig751/
Bhaiigh736/
Bhaiagh731/
Baigowa731/
Biggs6752,172/
Baugh6722,489/
Bague6711,804/
Beigh676,723/
Baggs674,586/
Bayog674,569/
Bhaik674,094/
Vaigh674,001/
Bajic671,567/
Bhagt671,338/
Bahgt67892/
Bigue67705/
Bajag67647/
Bayag67512/
Baiak67387/
Baike67339/
Bahag67308/
Bayug67265/
Buyag67239/
Bujag67212/
Beagh67205/
Bajog67179/
Behag67160/
Bayeg67128/
Baagø67113/
Baick67111/
Bajik67108/
Boigk67104/
Biyag67103/
Bayik6797/
Biggh6770/
Waigh6762/
Biegh6760/
Bagsh6755/
Baitx6753/
Bashg6753/
Baweg6750/
Bachg6750/
Beyag6747/
Bhaag6746/
Bahug6746/
Baidq6744/
Boigs6739/
Bhaeg6736/
Waiag6735/
Bagås6735/
Biyog6732/
Baiek6731/
Hbagg6729/
Bijag6727/
Baagh6726/
Bhagh6724/
Vaigt6723/
Baagt6721/
Bajug6721/
Bhoig6717/
Beigt6716/
Boyag6716/
Bioag6715/
Baygh6714/
Baiok6714/
Baikh6713/
Bajeg6713/
Bagth6712/
Baggh6712/
Baiqu6710/
Bhaic6710/
Bejag6710/
Bejig6710/
Beigg679/
Wayig679/
Bhaug678/
Vajig678/
Boigt678/
Bhagg678/
Bieag678/
Beiag678/
Baitk676/
Waigt676/
Baiuk676/
Baiac675/
Bheag675/
Bhags675/
Baegh675/
Vaiag674/
Vaieg674/
Biggz674/
Baidk674/
Baaik673/
Beeag673/
Waieg673/
Beyig672/
Bojag672/
Baugs672/
Beagg672/
Bheig672/
Bagch672/
Bhigh672/
Buigs671/
Hbagt671/
Baskg671/
Baikp671/
Bajix671/
Biggk671/
Bigss671/
Boigh671/
Boikg671/
Bagke671/
Bagkh671/
Biogg671/
Bayic671/
Bagcı671/
Baiqe671/
Buiag671/
Bhaiq671/
Biojg671/
Baehg671/
Baiec671/
Baiik671/
Baikk671/
Bașag671/
Bacgh671/
Biggt671/
Buigc671/
Baioc671/
Bahyg671/
Bagpp671/
Buikg671/
Baags670/
Beags670/
Bigch670/
Baegg670/
Beigs670/

Baig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baig in the Marathi language
बैगbaiga64.11
बाईगba'iga32.36
बागbaga0.78
बगbaga0.69
बीगbiga0.6
Baig in the Oriya language
େବଗebaga60.47
େବଗ୍ebag32.47
ବାଇଗba'iga3.47
ବାଗbaga0.37
ବଗbaga0.12
ସାଦିsadi0.12
ତସିtasi0.12
Baig in the Hindi language
बैगbaiga50.4
बाईग्ba'ig23.32
बेगbega13.29
बाइग्ba'ig11.08
बईग्ba'ig0.05
ब्ैग्baig0.05
बैग्baig0.05

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