Jigaba Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Jigaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Jigaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jigaba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigaba? popularity and diffusion
Jigaba is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jigaba reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Jigaba is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 91 percent live, Kogi, where 5 percent live and Plateau, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jigaba
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