Bighman Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Bighman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bighman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1721:446,41027,576
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bighman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bighman is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bighman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bighman reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 446,410. In Iran it is most numerous in: Golestan Province, where 24 percent are found, Kermanshah Province, where 16 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Bighman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bighman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigman921,597/
Wighman8661/
Biegman8624/
Bigmann867/
Beigman865/
Boigman860/
Weighman80147/
Biegmann8057/
Whighman802/
Biggmann801/
Buigmann801/
Beiggman801/
Wieghman800/
Wighmann800/
Wigman771,305/
Begman77334/
Vigman7758/
Bigmon774/
Bigmam773/
Uigman770/
Bigmanova7512/
Weighmann7511/
Buiggeman750/
Beanghman750/
Wiegman712,626/
Weigman71781/
Wijgman71157/
Wigmann7164/
Begmann7140/
Veigman7132/
Whigman7120/
Woigman7115/
Vigmane7114/
Wiggman7110/
Bygmann716/
Beygman714/
Beghmam712/
Baigmam712/
Boygman711/
Baygman711/
Wigmaan711/
Vighmam711/
Beegman711/
Behgman711/
Begmane711/
Voighemann711/
Wiegmann677,407/
Weigmann671,318/
Waigmann6752/
Weghmann6737/
Viegmann6714/
Weeghman672/
Veigmann671/
Beigmoun671/
Whisgman671/
Wayghman671/
Weihgman671/
Wiogmann671/
Beggmann671/
Vaigmann671/

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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 Bighman
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