Bignan Surname
Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname
Bignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Bignan (63) may also be a first name.
Bignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bignan (Oriya: ବିଜ୍ଞାନ) occurs most in Togo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bignan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bignan is the 248,464th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bignan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 63 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Togo, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 4,930. Beside Togo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bignan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bignan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଜ୍ଞାନ | bijnana | - |
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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 Bignan
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