Cigtay Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Cigtay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cigtay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey691:1,127,84748,960
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Cigtay Last Name Facts

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

Cigtay has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cigtay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cigtay is the 2,106,139th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Cigtay live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Cigtay is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,127,847. In Turkey Cigtay is primarily found in: Ordu Province, where 41 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 25 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiktay7757/
Zigta7358/
Jigta738/
Cikta736/
Cegta735/
Sigta731/
Kigta731/
Chicktay71205/
Chiktayi711/
Çiktay6773/
Quigta6743/
Chigti6730/
Jigtap671/
Shigta671/
Sigtah671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Cigtay
  • 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