Jigay Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Jigay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
Jigay (26) may also be a first name.
Jigay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jigay (Hindi: जिगया, Marathi: िजगय) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigay? popularity and diffusion
Jigay is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Jigay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jigay live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
The surname Jigay is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Jigay is mostly concentrated in: Haryana, where 100 percent reside. Beside India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jigay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jigay in the Hindi language | ||
| जिगया | jigaya | - |
| Jigay in the Marathi language | ||
| िजगय | ijagaya | - |
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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 Jigay
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