Bigah Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Bigah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Bigah (24) may also be a first name.
Bigah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigah (Hindi: बिगाह) is found most frequently in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bigah is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Bigah live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 24 people.
Bigah is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Bigah is most numerous in: Niamey Capital District, where 78 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Niger it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bigah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigah in the Hindi language | ||
| बिगाह | bigaha | - |
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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 Bigah
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