Bigwell Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Wales

Bigwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Bigwell (10) may also be a first name.

Bigwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigwell is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Bigwell reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename globally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 10,123,822. In The Philippines Bigwell is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 60 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 40 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Bigwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bigwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bigwell last name contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigwel9240/
Bigwele8615/
Biguell863/
Bigwill862/
Bikwell861/
Bicwell861/
Begwell860/
Bickwell8010/
Biekwell800/
Biguel7740/
Bigwil7727/
Bigbel7712/
Begwel771/
Bikwel771/
Beiguel7148/
Bigwile713/
Becwell711/
Buiguel711/
Beckwell67113/
Baikwill671/
Beagweal671/

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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 Bigwell
  • 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