Gigeon Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gigeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Gigeon (37) may also be a first name.
Gigeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gigeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gigeon has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gigeon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Gigeon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Gigeon are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gigeon is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname Gigeon is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 43 percent live, Oyo, where 43 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.
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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 Gigeon
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