Gidigan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gidigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gidigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gidigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gidigan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gidigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gidigan is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gidigan reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 60 percent live and Lagos, where 40 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidigan | 93 | 948 | / |
| Idigan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hidigan | 86 | 56 | / |
| Gidigam | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gidigon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sidighan | 80 | 23 | / |
| Zidigane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ciddigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idigam | 77 | 59 | / |
| Edigan | 77 | 25 | / |
| Hedigan | 71 | 170 | / |
| Jidigam | 71 | 118 | / |
| Sedigan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Idaigon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ideghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Idigham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zidiganova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sedighan | 67 | 39 | / |
| Chidigam | 67 | 29 | / |
| Djidigam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sidigoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heddigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Headigan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gidigan
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