Jiges Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Jiges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
Jiges (97) may also be a first name.
Jiges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jiges (Oriya: ଜିେଗସ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiges? popularity and diffusion
Jiges is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Jiges are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jiges is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Jiges occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jiges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jiges in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିେଗସ | jiegasa | - |
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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 Jiges
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