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) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bigah is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Bigah is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Bigah reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 24 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Bigah is most common in: Niamey Capital District, where 78 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Niger it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 10 percent reside.
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
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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 Bigah
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