Bigaw Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bigaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
India81:95,883,173728,828
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bigaw (42) may also be a first name.

Bigaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigaw (Hindi: बिगवा) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Bigaw is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Bigaw live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,088,583. In The Philippines Bigaw is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 31 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 22 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biggaw917/
Begaw8026/
Bigova7310/
Baigaf738/
Begawe731/
Baigab731/
Baigav731/
Biegow731/
Baingav672/
Bhuigav671/
Baigowa671/

Bigaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bigaw in the Hindi language
बिगवाbigava-

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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 Bigaw
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