Ciğer Surname

168,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ciğer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciğer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,5661:30,3283,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Cíger (74) are calculated separately.

Ciğer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciğer is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cíger. For other possible spellings of Ciğer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciğer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ciğer is the 168,417th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,840,041 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ciğer live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Ciğer is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 2,566 people, or 1 in 30,328. In Turkey Ciğer is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 12 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cíger8774/
Chier80382/
Scier8012/
Cyier801/
Ci'er801/
Schier738,652/
Tchier73955/
Coyier7366/
Chiert7344/
Chiere7315/
Sciere7314/
Chijer739/
Chiher734/
Cijere731/
Cjiere731/
Czierr731/
Cayier731/
Chierz731/
Kier679,234/
Chie673,212/
Sier671,717/
Scie67286/
Chijere67262/
Schiere67224/
Couhier67115/
Şier6742/
Jier6721/
Scierre6719/
Schierp6714/
Qier6712/
Cyer6711/
Schiher6710/
Schøier678/
Schieir675/
Schieer675/
Xier674/
Cyie673/
Ciie672/
Ceijere672/
Cije672/
Ciir672/
Tchiere671/
Chaaier671/
Cger671/
Chihere671/
Chaiyer671/
Cyir671/
Cihe671/
Cjir671/
Cièr671/
Schijer671/
Schioer671/
Ţier671/
Cjer671/
Schiert670/

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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 Ciğer
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