Jigama Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Jigama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Jigama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jigama occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Jigama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jigama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 55 percent live, Kaduna, where 40 percent live and Adamawa, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 23 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 Jigama
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