Jigana Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jigana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jigana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Jigana (408) may also be a first name.

Jigana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jigana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jigana (Hindi: जिगना, Marathi: जीगना, Oriya: ଜିଗାନା) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jigana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Jigana live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 426,776th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 408 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Jigana is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Jigana Last Name Statistics demography

Jigana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.17% less than the national average, earning R 101,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiganga92388/
Jingana9292/
Jiganas921/
Djigana921/
Igana911,391/
Jgana912/
Cigana831,193/
Iganga831,146/
Zigana83658/
Jigena83443/
Higana83135/
Sigana83125/
Ingana83110/
Iganah8397/
Jigane8357/
Jegana8330/
Iganna8325/
Gigana8322/
Iganas8320/
Aigana8317/
Jigani8315/
Ighana838/
Isgana835/
Iganay834/
Jngana833/
Jganga833/
Iggana833/
Jigano832/
Igaana832/
Iganai832/
Jghana831/
Oigana831/
Iganap831/
Yigana831/
Igauna831/
Jigona831/
Ziganay77449/
Siganay77153/
Jiganie7790/
Jingani7781/
Igannah7748/
Ciganha7742/
Jingane7740/
Inganai7740/
Jiganes7722/
Inganna7722/
Saigana7722/
Chigana7721/
Djigona7719/
Siganna7714/
Haigana7714/
Jingona778/
Zigagna775/
Jeganau775/
Jiganis774/
Inggana774/
Igaanga774/
Gajgana773/
Ighanga773/
Gingana773/
Giganga772/
Hingana772/
Aingana772/
Ceigana771/
Jiganiy771/
Higanga771/
Highana771/
Aiganas771/
Sikgana771/
Sigaana771/
Giggana771/
Iganach771/
Ighanas771/
Jeganah771/
Jingano771/
Zigaina771/
Țiganea771/
Yiganga771/
Gaigana771/
Ciganaj771/
Ziganga771/
Ciganna771/
Ihghana771/
Egana733,050/
Igani73730/
Igano73614/
Ugana73435/
Igaña73210/
Igona73156/
Igane73120/
Ygana7335/
Igena7331/
Jgani7311/
Igany735/
Jgane732/
Jganh731/
Chiganga711,093/
Chingana71749/
Ighanaiy7149/
Jinggona7131/
Innganah716/
Aighanea713/
Hinggana713/
Ziganash712/
Jinggani712/
Chigan'a711/
Highanga711/
Jingaino711/
Jingainy711/
Ingganay711/
Higano673,653/
Esgana671,978/
Iganoy671,152/
Sigona67951/
Engana67581/
Gegana67351/
Zigona67323/
Higane67315/
Igaune67310/
Eganga67304/
Ighani67272/
Yogana67225/
Hegana67194/
Igango67131/
Higona67117/
Segana67104/
Iganyi6788/
Ingona6786/
Iganes6767/
Iggena6766/
Higani6736/
Ughana6731/
Ighane6730/
Ingane6725/
Ingany6725/
Jigoni6721/
Igamni6721/
Uggana6720/
Cegana6719/
Eghana6717/
Higena6715/
Gigane6714/
Ighano6714/
Eggana6713/
Igangi6711/
Igonah6710/
Ugahna678/
Iganiy677/
Gigaña676/
Chinganea676/
Ajgena675/
Ajgani675/
Ighany674/
Iggani674/
Zigano673/
Iogani673/
Iganop673/
Egaina673/
Igonay673/
Iganez672/
Iganej672/
Ijgani672/
Iganne672/
Eganas672/
Hugana672/
Iggane672/
Cigona671/
Jigacinni671/
Iogano671/
Iganis671/
Uganna671/
Ching'ana671/
Aigane671/
Eganna671/
Ugaana671/
Igainy671/
Igaini671/
Gigano671/
Ihgano671/
Iganio671/
Iganyo671/
Uganai671/
Uganay671/
Zegana671/
Țigani671/
Aigani671/
Eganai671/
Ciganá671/
Isgane671/
Uigano671/
Jayganash671/
Jeganaath671/
Khaiganha671/

Jigana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jigana in the Marathi language
जीगनाjigana76.12
िजगनाijagana14.93
िजगणाijagana2.24
जीगानाjigana1.49
िजगानाijagana1.49
िजगनंijaganam0.75
जीगनjigana0.75
जीगणाjigana0.75
िजगणंijaganam0.75
Jigana in the Hindi language
जिगनाjigana65.12
जीगनाjigana30.23
जिग्नाjigna2.33
जिगानाjigana2.33
Jigana in the Oriya language
ଜିଗାନାjigana33.33
ଜିଗନାjigana33.33
ଯିଗନାyigana16.67
ଜୀଗନାjigana16.67

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