Birgue Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Birgue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birgue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Birgue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birgue is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Birgue.

How Common Is The Last Name Birgue? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Birgue is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Birgue are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

It is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Birgue is most frequent in: Niamey Capital District, where 40 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 40 percent live and Dosso Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 33 percent live and Ethiopia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birgui831,155/
Bergue831,097/
Burgue83208/
Virgue8368/
Birque838/
Wirgue832/
Birg80359/
Bourgue77931/
Bierque77113/
Viergue777/
Birquez773/
Buirgui772/
Birguii772/
Virguey771/
Buirque770/
Bircuet770/
Birke7377,311/
Bairg73234/
Bierg7347/
Birgs7315/
Birgh7314/
Birqe735/
Biorg732/
Birķe731/
Berghues7111/
Virengue7111/
Buirquez711/
Wirengue711/
Bergouer711/
Bergui671,509/
Berque67455/
Burque67448/
Birkui6734/
Bircke6734/
Birggs6726/
Vergue6725/
Bergve6710/
Birqui6710/
Bhirke677/
Bergquest677/
Bergke676/
Bairrg676/
Virgui675/
Virque674/
Berrengue673/
Bairgh672/
Wirgua672/
Birquy672/
Bairek672/
Buirke672/
Birgquist671/
Bergwe671/
Wirque671/
Berghouer670/

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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
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  • 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 Birgue
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