Big Surname

7,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Big Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Big Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan69,0171:2,588332
Iran8,8541:8,6721,186
Romania5411:37,1134,735
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Afghanistan1161:277,1834,521
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Israel441:194,49219,021
Canada411:898,67368,969
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
France181:3,690,151224,666
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
China91:151,924,6187,954
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Big (21,728) may also be a first name.

Big Last Name Facts

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

The surname Big (Bengali: বিগ, Hindi: बिग, Marathi: बीग, Oriya: ବିଗ, Russian: Биг) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Big? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,150th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,859 people. The last name Big occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Big are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Big is also the 35,544th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 21,728 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 69,017 people, or 1 in 2,588. In Pakistan Big is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found, Sindh, where 0 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Big Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Big has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Big surname fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Big Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Big last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Big earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning $41,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baig86299,097/
Beig8610,077/
Bigg862,526/
Bieg862,252/
Biog86226/
Boig86165/
Bhig86128/
Bigs8674/
Bigh8655/
Buig8649/
Bigz866/
Bigt863/
Bigc862/
Hbig861/
Bigx861/
Bihg861/
Bgig861/
Biqg861/
Bisg861/
Bigq861/
Biggs7552,172/
Beigh756,723/
Baigh751,773/
Bigue75705/
Bhaig75125/
Boigk75104/
Biggh7570/
Biegh7560/
Boigs7539/
Bhoig7517/
Beigt7516/
Baaig7515/
Beigg759/
Boigt758/
Baigs756/
Baigg756/
Biggz754/
Baigt753/
Baigc753/
Baikg752/
Baigq752/
Bhigh752/
Bheig752/
Bgaig751/
Biojg751/
Biggk751/
Buikg751/
Bigss751/
Boigh751/
Boikg751/
Baisg751/
Baigk751/
Biggt751/
Biogg751/
Baigz751/
Buigs751/
Buigc751/
Bigch750/
Beigs750/
Beg67145,993/
Vig6713,692/
Bik678,782/
Bic672,054/
Wig67816/
Bix67687/
Bitgue67621/
Beigue67558/
Byg67392/
Baigue67205/
Baheig67122/
Biggue6757/
Biq6736/
Bjg6727/
Bhaigh6715/
Uig6710/
Boigue6710/
Bigova6710/
Bigová674/
Băg674/
Beiggs674/
Biggss672/
Boiggs671/
Buigss671/
Beiggh671/
Baicgh671/
Baiggs671/
Baigph671/
Bigsch671/
Buiggs671/
Baigqq671/
Buigue671/

Big Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Big in the Bengali language
বিগbiga-
Big in the Marathi language
बीगbiga-
Big in the Hindi language
बिगbiga95
बीगbiga5
Big in the Oriya language
ବିଗbiga82
ବୀଗbiga10
ବିଗ୍big8
Big in the Russian language
Бигbig-

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Big Reference & Research

Biggs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Biggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis