Bight Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Bight (23) may also be a first name.

Bight Last Name Facts

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

Bight (Hindi: बिघ्ट) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bight? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Bight reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Bight is mostly concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 89 percent reside, Delhi, where 5 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Bight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bight surname contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bight Last Name Statistics demography

Bight earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beight91301/
Boight917/
Bights914/
Bioght911/
Baight910/
Beights83226/
Beighet831/
Wight8015,050/
Vight8030/
Bigch800/
Beght800/
Voight735,270/
Weight734,180/
Waight732,669/
Baiget73619/
Whight73459/
Boiget7378/
Veight7357/
Bigghe7325/
Wights7314/
Beighe7311/
Vaight738/
Huight738/
Wieght736/
Vioght735/
Wighte733/
Boyght731/
Beghtt731/
Beighj731/
Wightt731/
Baighh731/
Woight730/
Vighte730/
Vieght730/
Voights6792/
Veights678/
Bigd676/
Bigx671/
Bigj671/
Whaight671/
Boigheh671/
Waightt671/
Buigett671/
Baigget670/
Whighte670/

Bight Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bight in the Hindi language
बिघ्टbighta90.91
बिघ़्टbighata9.09

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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 Bight
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