Jigah Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Jigah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Jigah (15) may also be a first name.
Jigah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jigah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 47 percent reside, Niger, where 18 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggah | 91 | 46 | / |
| Jigash | 91 | 3 | / |
| Igah | 89 | 4,135 | / |
| Jiga | 89 | 2,359 | / |
| Jinggah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jinga | 80 | 21,099 | / |
| Jigau | 80 | 639 | / |
| Jigga | 80 | 231 | / |
| Jigha | 80 | 71 | / |
| Jigai | 80 | 46 | / |
| Jigay | 80 | 42 | / |
| Jigas | 80 | 41 | / |
| Igaha | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jigoh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jigho | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jijga | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jigat | 80 | 11 | / |
| Igaah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Iggah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Igahe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jigad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jiega | 80 | 2 | / |
| Higah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jihga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikgah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aigah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iogah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jgath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eigah | 80 | 0 | / |
| Iga | 75 | 25,387 | / |
| Jga | 75 | 22 | / |
| Jingga | 73 | 1,651 | / |
| Jingau | 73 | 42 | / |
| Jingai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Jingha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uigath | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jiggat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jiggha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ingaih | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jigatt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jingaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yighah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ighash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higgah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jighay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiggai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jinnga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jingay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigaux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Inga | 67 | 43,387 | / |
| Yiga | 67 | 24,416 | / |
| Higa | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Jigo | 67 | 7,768 | / |
| Egah | 67 | 7,588 | / |
| Igho | 67 | 6,040 | / |
| Ugah | 67 | 5,767 | / |
| Giga | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Igoh | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Aiga | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Igaz | 67 | 1,582 | / |
| Igga | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Igai | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Igat | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Igoa | 67 | 879 | / |
| Igau | 67 | 535 | / |
| Igay | 67 | 485 | / |
| Oiga | 67 | 372 | / |
| Igas | 67 | 342 | / |
| Eiga | 67 | 315 | / |
| Uiga | 67 | 203 | / |
| Igha | 67 | 181 | / |
| Iega | 67 | 92 | / |
| Igaa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Igaş | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jinggau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Igap | 67 | 21 | / |
| Isga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jinggoh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jgad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yinghah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jinggai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jkga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jgoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jhga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jinghai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaigaih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igaș | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jgha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ioga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jinghuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jinggga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aighach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiggaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igôa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigă | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yinngah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiggatt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jigah
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