Bigaya Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Bigaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 547 | 1:135,063 | 14,394 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bigaya (94) may also be a first name.
Bigaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bigaya (Hindi: बिगया, Marathi: िबगया, Oriya: ବିଜୟ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 534,162nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigaya live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bigaya is also the 980,251st most frequent forename on earth, held by 94 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Outside of The DR Congo Bigaya occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bigaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigaya in the Hindi language | ||
| बिगया | bigaya | - |
| Bigaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଜୟ | bijaya | - |
| Bigaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िबगया | ibagaya | - |
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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 Bigaya
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