Bigeon Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bigeon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7531:88,21112,616
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Bigeón (1) are calculated separately.

Bigeon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigeon occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bigeón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigeon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 417,776th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bigeon are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 88,211. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

Bigeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bigeon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigeón941/
Boigeon9219/
Bidgeon920/
Baingeon861/
Vigeon83318/
Bijeon8311/
Begeon8310/
Biseon831/
Wigeon830/
Widgeon77307/
Vidgeon7791/
Bigjohn7737/
Birzeon7710/
Bigayon776/
Baigean776/
Beageon771/
Boigean771/
Bigeand771/
Vigeont771/
Bigeant771/
Bedgeon771/
Beageone711/
Vigean67128/
Bezjon6713/
Bijion672/
Bijean672/
Begean671/
Bigjan671/
Bejjon671/
Besyon671/
Viseon671/
Uigyon671/
Bisyon671/
Bigeam671/

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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 Bigeon
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