Cighir Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cighir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cighir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania791:254,15023,921
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Cighir Last Name Facts

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

Cighir is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cighir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cighir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Cighir live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 254,150. In Romania Cighir is mostly concentrated in: Bihor County, where 90 percent live, Cluj County, where 5 percent live and Arad County, where 1 percent live. Other than Romania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chighir921/
Cighair921/
Cigir9121/
Cheighir861/
Kighir831,565/
Chigir831,241/
Jighir8386/
Cigher8378/
Sighir833/
Gighir832/
Chigier7713/
Chigire7711/
Kighirt774/
Kighior771/
Cigaire771/
Cighehr771/
Chiguir771/
Chigher771/
Sighier771/
Shighir771/
Cheigir771/
Keighir770/
Ciegher770/
Gigir73743/
Sigir73514/
Ciger73167/
Cegir7343/
Zigir7334/
Kigir7314/
Cigre7313/
Jigir736/
Ćigir731/
Cheigher7118/
Cheiguir717/
Tchiguir714/
Shighire711/
Cheigair711/
Shinghir711/
Ciegiert711/
Seghir6719,089/
Caiger67583/
Chiger67277/
Zigire67138/
Csiger6767/
Sigier6760/
Sigire6746/
Jîghir6744/
Chigre6740/
Cziger6740/
Zhigir6732/
Zeghir6731/
Gecgir6724/
Gigier6724/
Khigir6722/
Tšigir6719/
Ceiger6719/
Czygir6718/
Zigher6718/
Csigér6717/
Sigher6714/
Kigher6711/
Tsigir6711/
Sigair6711/
Giggir6710/
Cygirt679/
Gigher678/
Sigirt678/
Cieger678/
Shigir676/
Chegir676/
Cigert676/
Saigir675/
Kihgir674/
Kigihr674/
Gigire674/
Kigire673/
Sciger672/
Jeghir672/
Ziegir671/
Jaigir671/
Koigir671/
Cheigueir671/
Zigair671/
Zigier671/
Sèghir671/
Ciguer671/
Cigere671/
Sighre671/
Cuiger670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cighir
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