Jigayi Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Jigayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Jigayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigayi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigayi? popularity and diffusion
Jigayi is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jigayi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 98 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Jigayi exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Jigayi
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