Beight Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Beight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Beight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beight has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beight? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Beight live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Beight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beight surname rose 198 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Beight are 27.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.51% being registered to vote for the party.

Beight earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beights92226/
Beighet921/
Bight9126/
Beght910/
Weight834,180/
Veight8357/
Beighe8311/
Boight837/
Bights834/
Bioght831/
Beighj831/
Beghtt831/
Baight830/
Veights778/
Wight7315,050/
Beige73659/
Baght7386/
Vight7330/
Beghd731/
Beigj731/
Bigch730/
Veght730/
Voight675,270/
Waight672,669/
Baiget67619/
Whight67459/
Veghte67135/
Boiget6778/
Baught6758/
Bought6736/
Bhaght6735/
Beaghe6732/
Bigghe6725/
Voeght6724/
Veghts6724/
Wights6714/
Beeghs6714/
Vaight678/
Huight678/
Wieght676/
Vioght675/
Wighte673/
Bahght671/
Boyght671/
Beiggy671/
Bheghe671/
Wightt671/
Weaght671/
Weiget671/
Baighh671/
Beughe671/
Weigdt671/
Beegeh671/
Beygeh670/
Wheght670/
Beyget670/
Beaget670/
Vieght670/
Vighte670/
Weighd670/
Woight670/

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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 Beight
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