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

Gigh (Marathi: गीघ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Gigh occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Gigh reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Gigh is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live and Jharkhand, where 4 percent live. Besides India Gigh occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.

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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