Where Does The Last Name Gighe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gighe (Marathi: िगघे) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gighe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,293,424^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gighe are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 33 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 31 percent reside and Caraga, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Gighe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gighe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gighe surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.