Jidiga Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Jidiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 564 | 1:93,868 | 9,360 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Jidiga (120) may also be a first name.
Jidiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jidiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jidiga (Oriya: ଜିଡିଗା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jidiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jidiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 557,062nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jidiga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jidiga is also the 852,104th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 120 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 564 people, or 1 in 93,868. In Tanzania Jidiga is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 80 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent live and Tabora Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jidiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jidiga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଡିଗା | jidiga | - |
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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 Jidiga
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