Jigba Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jigba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jigba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2461:720,09333,031
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Jigba (35) may also be a first name.

Jigba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jigba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻜﺐ, Marathi: जीग्बा) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jigba? popularity and diffusion

Jigba is the 956,400th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Jigba are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 35 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 64 percent are found, Taraba, where 26 percent are found and Cross River, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Jigba exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 1 percent are found.

Jigba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jigba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Jigba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.49% less than the national average, earning $17,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djigba9166/
Jingba916/
Jiegba916/
Igba8920,515/
Jgba891/
Jaigbay837/
Jaigbah832/
Djigbea832/
Sigba80638/
Gigba80559/
Aigba80358/
Jigwa80342/
Igbah80276/
Ingba80227/
Igbaa80147/
Igboa80118/
Yigba80111/
Jigbe80100/
Zigba8071/
Higba8033/
Jigbo8026/
Igbas8026/
Igbea8012/
Igbai8012/
Iegba808/
Jigua805/
Jigbi802/
Eigba802/
Igbay802/
Igbad801/
Jgbah801/
Jegba801/
Ajgba801/
Iogba801/
Ihgba801/
Oigba801/
Jigva801/
Yingba731,009/
Jaigua73858/
Djegba73633/
Dzigba73419/
Gingba73192/
Igbaya73171/
Chigba73170/
Higbea7377/
Aigboa7348/
Igbaja7340/
Yigbea7328/
Jingbe7327/
Jegbay7325/
Jingbo7324/
Ingbah7322/
Goigba7317/
Ingbaa7315/
Siegba7314/
Aingba7314/
Higbai7311/
Seigba7310/
Djigbo7310/
Igbauu739/
Igbahu737/
Saigba737/
Giegba737/
Igbaha735/
Aigbah735/
Aigbas735/
Hingba734/
Sigbah733/
Yigbat733/
Igbhai732/
Jegbai732/
Igbass732/
Jiguah731/
Soigba731/
Jigbeh731/
Sigbay731/
Jaygba731/
Jighbo731/
Igbaij731/
Igbaaa731/
Zigboa731/
Ighbah731/
Ighbat731/
Ziegba731/
Zigbai731/
Sigbea731/
Gigbea731/
Gighba731/
Igbaah731/
Ichgba731/
Issgba731/
Aigbai731/
Ajgbea731/
Jingbi731/
Higbay730/
Igbo6730,457/
Egba6712,748/
Igbe676,559/
Ugba673,651/
Igua672,262/
Igbi67829/
Igwa67254/
Jaygbah67155/
Jaygbay6772/
Igboaja6764/
Yigbaya6748/
Jinghua6741/
Chingba6721/
Saaigba6715/
Djoigbo6714/
Haigbea6711/
Chigboa6711/
Saigbah679/
Igbahaa679/
Igva676/
Seigbah676/
Chaigba673/
Igby672/
Zeigbay672/
Ygba672/
Chigbau672/
Ahiegba672/
Jeegbai671/
Jaygbea671/
Siegbah671/
Jeagbay671/
Goigbah671/
Zaigbay671/
Zeigbah671/
Gaigbah671/
Saigbai671/
Igbaowa671/
Yingbea671/
Haigbai671/
Ahaigba671/
Djigbey671/
Djigbou671/
Dzigbah671/
Aigbaia671/

Jigba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jigba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻜﺐjkb-
Jigba in the Marathi language
जीग्बाjigba-

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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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  • 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 Jigba
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