Gigh Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gigh (11) may also be a first name.

Gigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gigh (Marathi: गीघ) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Gigh live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gigh is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Gigh is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngigh89137/
Guigh895/
Ghigh891/
Gig86140/
Igh8616/
Nghigh801/
High7526,548/
Sigh757,474/
Gigg75836/
Gieg75369/
Zigh75299/
Goig75292/
Guig75255/
Gaig75243/
Ngig7515/
Aigh7510/
Jigh758/
Eigh757/
Gigs756/
Gikh755/
Hgig755/
Gisg753/
Cigh752/
Iogh752/
Isgh751/
Ghig751/
Gigt751/
Ikgh751/
Gegh751/
Qgig751/
Tgig751/
Yggh751/
Ggig751/
Gygh751/
Gicg751/
Gigz751/
Gihk751/
Gihq751/
Gikg751/
Giqg751/
Gjgh751/
Igph751/
Igth751/
Igxh751/
Ihgh751/
Yigh750/
Haigh6721,731/
Saigh672,289/
Giggs67769/
Hguig67652/
Gaigg67587/
Heigh67570/
Sihgh67534/
Ig67332/
Seigh67269/
Chigh6793/
Huigh6758/
Siggh6757/
Zaigh6745/
Gigue6735/
Häggh6732/
Suigh6716/
Siegh6714/
Ziegh6714/
Hiegh679/
Gaikh675/
Ngegh675/
Zeigh674/
Jaigh673/
Geegh673/
Hgjgh673/
Gikhe672/
Aggig672/
Sikgh671/
Guigg671/
Cgaig671/
Hsigh671/
Higth671/
Djigh671/
Guigt671/
Gigss671/
Jijgh671/
Geieg671/
Guigė671/
Guygh671/
Giggx671/
Hgaig671/
Giggz671/
Aigxh671/
Gghjk671/
Ggjgh671/
Goihg671/
Giehc671/
Giojg671/
Ishgh671/
Hoigh670/
Eggph670/
Ghoig670/
Goigs670/
Gigck670/
Giesg670/

Gigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gigh in the Marathi language
गीघgigha-

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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 Gigh
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