Ghigu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ghigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ghigu (20) may also be a first name.

Ghigu Last Name Facts

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

Ghigu (Hindi: घीगू, Marathi: घीगु) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghigu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Ghigu is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ghigu reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,019,468. In Romania it is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Romania it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghigou9141/
Gigu8970/
Ghighou831/
Gigou80586/
Ghegu80108/
Gaigu8020/
Gigus8016/
Guigu805/
Gigau803/
Ngigu802/
Gigud801/
Kgigu801/
Guigou732,235/
Gigout73690/
Gigoux73428/
Gigaud73357/
Gigaut73144/
Gigous73124/
Gigaux7351/
Ngehgu7331/
Goigou7318/
Gaigou734/
Ghengu732/
Ghjkgu731/
Ghegau731/
Giegou731/
Gigueu731/
Gaingu731/
Goigoux67731/
Gigault67298/
Gegu67188/
Guigout6734/
Guigaud672/
Gigó672/
Gigoult672/
Ghyngou671/
Gégu671/
Guigaut671/
Goigaux671/
Ngehguh671/
Guigoux671/
Gygu671/
Gigauht670/

Ghigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghigu in the Hindi language
घीगूghigu-
Ghigu in the Marathi language
घीगुghigu34.48
िघगुighagu29.31
िघगूighagu28.45
घीगूghigu6.9

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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
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  • 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 Ghigu
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