Jigga Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Jigga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 163 | 1:239,505 | 18,058 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jigga (96) may also be a first name.
Jigga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigga (Hindi: जिग्गा) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,073,555th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Jigga is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Jigga reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 96 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Jigga is most prevalent in: Sironko District, where 87 percent live, Mbale District, where 6 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jigga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jigga in the Hindi language | ||
| जिग्गा | jigga | - |
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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 Jigga
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