Chiger Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Chiger Surname Definition:
(from a personal characteristic) From the Hebrew higger, “lame,” describing the one who first assumed the name.
Chiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Chiger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a personal characteristic) From the Hebrew higger, “lame,” describing the one who first assumed the name.
Chiger Demographics
Chiger Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Chiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiger (Russian: Чигер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 945,594th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Chiger are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Chiger is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States Chiger is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 24 percent reside and Florida, where 22 percent reside. Outside of The United States Chiger exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.
Chiger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Chiger surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chiger earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning R 284,556 per year and in United States they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $50,830 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiger in the Russian language | ||
| Чигер | ciger | - |
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Footnotes
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