Gig Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Israel261:329,14027,831
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gig (914) may also be a first name.

Gig Last Name Facts

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

Gig (Bengali: গিগ, Hindi: गीग, Oriya: ଗିଗ, Russian: Гиг) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gig.

How Common Is The Last Name Gig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Gig occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Gig are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gig is also the 268,173rd most widespread forename on earth It is held by 914 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Gig is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 16 percent live.

Gig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gig has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gig last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gig Last Name Statistics demography

Gig earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigg86836/
Gieg86369/
Goig86292/
Guig86255/
Gaig86243/
Gigh8644/
Ngig8615/
Gigs866/
Hgig865/
Gisg863/
Giqg861/
Ghig861/
Gigt861/
Qgig861/
Tgig861/
Ggig861/
Gicg861/
Gigz861/
Gikg861/
Ig80332/
Giggs75769/
Hguig75652/
Gaigg75587/
Ngigh75137/
Gigue7535/
Guigh755/
Aggig752/
Giojg751/
Guigg751/
Cgaig751/
Guigt751/
Gigss751/
Ghigh751/
Geieg751/
Guigė751/
Giggx751/
Hgaig751/
Giggz751/
Goihg751/
Giesg750/
Gigck750/
Goigs750/
Ghoig750/
Sig6710,998/
Guigue673,735/
Egg672,062/
Gic67368/
Gik67308/
Gix67255/
Eig67232/
Zig67215/
Igc67147/
Geg67143/
Cig67110/
Aig6795/
Hig6785/
Igt6753/
Yig6742/
Jig6731/
Oig6718/
Igh6716/
Gjg6712/
Uig6710/
Igs6710/
Gaigue679/
Igg678/
Giq677/
Jgg677/
Igk677/
Igz676/
Gigová675/
D'Guig674/
Igx674/
Ygg674/
Igq673/
Igp672/
Nghigh671/
Țig671/
Guigke671/
Ggoigg670/
Gaiggs670/
Gehieg670/
Goiggs670/

Gig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gig in the Bengali language
গিগgiga-
Gig in the Oriya language
ଗିଗgiga-
Gig in the Hindi language
गीगgiga86.51
गिगgiga12.7
Gig in the Russian language
Гигgig-

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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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  • 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 Gig
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