Bigweh Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bigweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia211:209,93013,691
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bigweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bigweh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bigweh.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bigweh are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 86 percent are found, Bong County, where 5 percent are found and Maryland County, where 5 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biegweh922/
Bigwe912/
Begweh8364/
Baigwe834/
Biegwe831/
Biggwe831/
Bigwhip775/
Bigwije771/
Bigue73705/
Wigwe73478/
Bikwe73315/
Bigwa73270/
Begwe7330/
Bigve7317/
Bigbe7313/
Bigwi739/
Uigwe736/
Vigwe731/
Baheigwe711/
Bickweth710/
Bigbee671,147/
Waigwe67927/
Beigue67558/
Baigue67205/
Bigbey6792/
Biggue6757/
Bigwai6728/
Bikwei6726/
Baigbe6725/
Biekwe6724/
Biguey6722/
Biggwa6711/
Boigue6710/
Baigwa679/
Biegwa677/
Begueh675/
Baigve675/
Wigwer674/
Mpigwe674/
Beugwe673/
Beikwe673/
Bigvee671/
Wighwe671/
Begwea671/
Begwer671/
Uigbeh671/
Bekweh671/
Biguhi671/
Buikwe671/
Bhegwe671/
Buigue671/
Bigoue671/
Baikwe671/
Baigwi671/
Bikueh671/

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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 Bigweh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis