Jig Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Jig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Jig (564) may also be a first name.

Jig Last Name Facts

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

Jig (Hindi: जिग्नेश, Oriya: ଜିଗ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jig? popularity and diffusion

Jig is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Jig is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Jig are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 353,625th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 564 people.

The surname Jig is most common in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 56 percent reside, New Jersey, where 17 percent reside and Washington, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Jig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jig are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Jig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Juig8617/
Jaig869/
Jigh868/
Jigq862/
Jjig862/
Jigp862/
Djig862/
Hjig861/
Jihg861/
Jigt861/
Jieg861/
Jigg861/
Jigc861/
Jeig861/
Jg801,827/
Ig80332/
Jigue7524/
Jiggs7515/
Jhigg754/
Jaigh753/
Juihg751/
Dtjig751/
Jijgh751/
Djigh751/
Sig6710,998/
Djigue674,167/
Jik67499/
Eig67232/
Zig67215/
Jgc67208/
Jkg67155/
Igc67147/
Gig67140/
Cig67110/
Aig6795/
Hig6785/
Jeg6772/
Jhg6770/
Igt6753/
Ieg6750/
Jic6748/
Yig6742/
Iog6725/
Oig6718/
Iqg6717/
Igh6716/
Isg6714/
Ajg6712/
Ihg6712/
Igs6710/
Ojg6710/
Ejg6710/
Jgh6710/
Uig6710/
Ijg679/
Jgk679/
Igg678/
Igk677/
Ikg677/
Jgs677/
Jgg677/
Jjg677/
Jiq677/
Igz676/
Jcg675/
Jix675/
Jyg675/
Jqg675/
Jgx674/
Igx674/
Jeigue673/
Jgq673/
Igq673/
Zjg673/
Icg673/
Jgz672/
Igp672/
Hjg671/
Jaigch671/
Cjg671/
Țig671/
Jhaigz671/

Jig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jig in the Oriya language
ଜିଗjiga83.33
ଜୀଗ୍jig16.67
Jig in the Hindi language
जिग्नेशjignesa58.82
जिग्नाjigna23.53
जिग्याjigya5.88
जीगjiga5.88
जिग्ाjiga5.88

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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 Jig
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