Bighiu Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Bighiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 569 | 1:35,286 | 4,492 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bighiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bighiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bighiu is most common in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bighiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 542,751st most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bighiu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 35,286. In Romania Bighiu is mostly concentrated in: Vaslui County, where 51 percent live, Botoșani County, where 14 percent live and Bacău County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Romania it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigheiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beghiu | 83 | 65 | / |
| Beghiou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bieghyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigeu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Veghiu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Biogeau | 62 | 26 | / |
| Bigeaud | 62 | 3 | / |
| Vighyou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bajgoiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baigeut | 62 | 0 | / |
| Bigeault | 57 | 216 | / |
| Beigeaud | 57 | 28 | / |
| Wigahayu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Vujghieu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Baigajju | 57 | 2 | / |
| Boigeaud | 57 | 1 | / |
| Begeu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Boisgeaud | 53 | 17 | / |
| Waigeu | 50 | 52 | / |
| Bigjoe | 50 | 29 | / |
| Begeau | 50 | 9 | / |
| Wegihu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bygeus | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vigeux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bighiu
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