Jerigo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Jerigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jerigo Last Name Facts

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

Jerigo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Jerigo are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Jerigo is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 83 percent live and East Sepik, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Jerigo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Jerigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jerigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jerigo surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erigo91203/
Djerigou861/
Errigo832,087/
Jeriga83165/
Cerigo83145/
Serigo8366/
Jerygo835/
Gerigo832/
Yerigo832/
Eriogo831/
Jerego831/
Herigo831/
Jirigo831/
Zerigo831/
Erigoy831/
Cherigo771,805/
Djerego7766/
Jirigho7753/
Djirigo7715/
Seriego7711/
Cereigo772/
Jeeriga771/
Zerigou771/
Jerriga771/
Zerigot771/
Ijeriga771/
Djeriga771/
Serrigo770/
Herigot770/
Eriga731,329/
Erego7372/
Ijirigho71202/
D'Errigo71161/
Djeregou71147/
Herigodt7155/
Zerrigou714/
Chierigo713/
Cherigos711/
Geriga672,662/
Heriga67512/
Cirigo67486/
Erigha67141/
Zeriga6767/
Jerega6749/
Seriga6745/
Gerego6740/
Erhiga6722/
Sirigo6722/
Jeryga6721/
Hirigo6718/
Zirigo6717/
Serego6716/
Erigga6714/
Herego6712/
Cerego6710/
Ceriga679/
Yeriga677/
Girigo675/
Círigo675/
Zerego675/
Jiriga673/
Yerego672/
Serigó671/
Jeruga671/
Erriga671/
Ieriga671/
Eregou671/
Ereiga671/
Errego670/

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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
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  • 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 Jerigo
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