Jigba Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Jigba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 246 | 1:720,093 | 33,031 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Jigba (35) may also be a first name.
Jigba Demographics
Average Jigba Salary in
United States
$17,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Jigba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jigba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻜﺐ | jkb | - |
| Jigba in the Marathi language | ||
| जीग्बा | jigba | - |
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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 Jigba
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