Jigam Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Jigam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Jigam (36) may also be a first name.
Jigam Demographics
Jigam Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jigam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigam (Hindi: जीगम, Marathi: िजगम, Oriya: ଜିଗାମ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jigam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jigam live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jigam is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 36 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Jigam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jigam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jigam in the Hindi language | ||
| जीगम | jigama | 75 |
| जिगां | jigam | 25 |
| Jigam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଗାମ | jigama | 50 |
| ଜିଗମ | jigama | 50 |
| Jigam in the Marathi language | ||
| िजगम | ijagama | 50 |
| जीगम | jigama | 50 |
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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 Jigam
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