Gigana Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gigana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
The alternate forms: Gigaña (6) are calculated separately.
Gigana (39) may also be a first name.
Gigana Demographics
Average Gigana Salary in
South Africa
R 106,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gigana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gigana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gigana (Hindi: गिगना, Marathi: िगगना) is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gigaña. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gigana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gigana reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Gigana is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa Gigana is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Gigana Last Name Statistics demography
Gigana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55% less than the national average, earning R 106,932 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gigana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gigana in the Marathi language | ||
| िगगना | igagana | - |
| Gigana in the Hindi language | ||
| गिगना | gigana | 58.33 |
| गीगना | gigana | 33.33 |
| गीगाना | gigana | 8.33 |
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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 Gigana
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