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Where Does The Last Name Biga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Biga (Arabic: بيغا, Bengali: বাইগা, Georgian: ბიგა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻜﻪ, Hindi: बीगा, Marathi: बीगा, Oriya: ବିଗା, Russian: Бига) occurs most in Niger. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Biga is the 50,340^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 715,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Biga are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Biga is also the 161,552^nd most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 2,156 people.

The surname Biga is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 2,938 people, or 1 in 6,532. In Niger Biga is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 77 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 8 percent live and Agadez Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Niger it is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 9 percent live.

Biga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Biga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Biga last name increased 10,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Biga surname are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.73% registered with the party.

The amount Biga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,620 CAD per year.