Gigen Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Gigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gigen (65) may also be a first name.

Gigen Last Name Facts

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

Gigen (Hindi: गीगें, Russian: Гиген) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gigen is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gigen are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous first name globally, held by 65 people.

The last name Gigen is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France Gigen is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 94 percent are found and Normandy, where 6 percent are found. Apart from France Gigen occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Gigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gigen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gigen surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gizgen9118/
Guigen9113/
Gingen9111/
Gigend914/
Ghigen911/
Gigene911/
Gigent911/
Gigien911/
Giguen911/
Tgigen911/
Gaigen910/
Igen89412/
Gign8910/
Guiguen83852/
Giesgen8361/
Ginggen8353/
Gießgen839/
Ghingen831/
Ngighen831/
Gigienė831/
Eggen806,588/
Eigen801,387/
Ingen80522/
Gegen80510/
Gigin80297/
Aigen80238/
Içgen8092/
Işgen8090/
Gizen8081/
Sigen8074/
Isgen8062/
Yigen8061/
Gisen8045/
Higen8038/
Zigen8036/
Oigen8024/
Igien8024/
Jigen8022/
Ighen8022/
Gugen8017/
Gigne8016/
Gaign808/
Igeng805/
Gijen804/
Cigen804/
Iggen802/
Iguen802/
Igeen801/
Iegen801/
Icgen801/
Gügen801/
Guign801/
Gygen801/
Gigem801/
Ign75128/
Heigen7317,515/
Giesen7314,242/
Heggen732,519/
Gijzen731,509/
Huigen731,343/
Gezgen731,079/
Giezen73903/
Guigne73349/
Hisgen73332/
Siggen73299/
Giesin73288/
Getgen73284/
Seigen73257/
Oigene73246/
Gaisen73213/
Gaigne73210/
Segien73172/
Higgen73171/
Hyggen73152/
Ghugen7399/
Saigen7392/
Siegen7391/
Zeigen7387/
Guisen7386/
Ishgen7384/
Zuigen7374/
Goijen7371/
Guegen7368/
Gecgen7363/
Gizgin7362/
Gingin7356/
Jaigen7349/
Giging7343/
Zeggen7339/
Guigem7338/
Zisgen7337/
İşgent7335/
Goigne7334/
Hingen7327/
Ziegen7326/
Enggen7323/
Gehgen7323/
Gaygen7318/
Guijen7318/
Haigen7317/
Isgenc7316/
Gaizen7316/
Ngygen7314/
Jingen7313/
Goisen7311/
Gegeng7310/
Goizen7310/
Higien739/
Eggeng739/
Giseng739/
Yigeng737/
Eugien737/
Eigene736/
Aigaen736/
Hidgen735/
Gisien735/
Ghegen734/
Igenne734/
Aingen734/
Gizeng734/
Jigeng733/
Ziggen732/
Giegne732/
Giggin732/
Gijesn732/
Gegenk732/
Chigen732/
Igehen732/
Zhigen732/
Ziguen732/
Eijgen732/
Yingen732/
Inngen732/
Jiggen731/
Inggen731/
Eggent731/
Egghen731/
Geegen731/
Zigeng731/
Seggen731/
Geggen731/
Hoigen731/
Guizen731/
Joigen731/
Aigene731/
Juigen731/
Häggen731/
Ngegen731/
Zigene731/
Yogien731/
Yiguen731/
Sigoen731/
Giscen731/
Gidgin731/
Giecen731/
Cigehn731/
Ciggen731/
Zaigen731/
Suigen731/
Zighen731/
Oigenn731/
Euggen731/
Ingeen731/
Higaen730/
Giesne730/
Goygen730/
Ingenn730/
Aiggen730/
Hiegen730/
Highen730/
Gignne730/
Gesgen730/
Jeggen730/
Gigienova712/
Gueguen677,877/
Egen671,365/
Huijgen671,251/
Igne671,242/
Egin67772/
Sign67600/
Igin67566/
Guiguin67272/
Heidgen67238/
Igenova67164/
Žigienė67157/
Guizien67101/
Guichen6786/
Nguygen6785/
Gijn6775/
Huisgen6774/
Heijgen6767/
Gižienė6766/
Žygienė6758/
Igün6758/
Chingen6748/
Gooijen6747/
Siegien6746/
Eign6741/
Gezn6734/
Gijgink6733/
Ignh6730/
Aign6727/
Ghijzen6723/
Gitchen6718/
Heitgen6715/
Chighen6715/
Sieggen6712/
Igem6711/
Gesn679/
Heyggen679/
Gejn678/
Gugienė677/
Egienne675/
Cign675/
Gettgen674/
Gaisent674/
Heisgen674/
Cigienė674/
Guesgen674/
Gaijean674/
Heggenn673/
Chiguen673/
Ighn673/
Guiguem673/
Gecn673/
Gichein672/
Chaigen672/
Gicn672/
Jgin672/
Jign672/
Gichene672/
Gigging671/
Saigien671/
Chhigen671/
Jgen671/
Higgien671/
Hign671/
Haigaen671/
Guygene671/
Eggn671/
Gaiseen671/
Oign671/
Haigent671/
Heingen671/
Jggn671/
Heiggen671/
Heißgen671/
Zigieng671/
Žegienė671/
Gedgeng671/
Gegienė671/
Guiseng671/
Gygienė671/
Giedzin671/
Ginhgin671/
Gheisen671/
Ghiezen671/
Djighen671/
Ygin671/
Henggen671/
Gegn671/
Gaichen671/
Gaiseng671/
Jaiguen671/
Guignkh671/
Gicheng671/
Gisn671/
Iggn671/
Ignn671/
Hinngen671/
Gietjen670/
Gygn670/
Giechen670/
Gehegen670/
Zeigent670/
Heighen670/
Gugn670/
Haiggen670/
Goirzen670/
Eighene670/

Gigen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gigen in the Hindi language
गीगेंgigem-
Gigen in the Russian language
Гигенgigen-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gigen
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