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

The surname Jiga (Hindi: जीगा, Marathi: जीगा, Oriya: ଜିଗା) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jigă. Click here for other possible spellings of Jiga.

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

It is the 180,614^th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,089,252 people. Jiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Jiga reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Jiga is also the 281,229^th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 842 people.

The surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 986 people, or 1 in 20,363. In Romania Jiga is mostly found in: Brașov County, where 18 percent are found, Sibiu County, where 14 percent are found and Bacău County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 18 percent are found.

Jiga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jiga surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jiga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,144 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.35% less than the national average, earning R 53,832 per year and in United States they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $51,459 USD per year.