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
Jigga (Hindi: जिग्गा) is most common in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,073,555th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Jigga live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jigga is also the 968,397th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 96 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda it is most common in: Sironko District, where 87 percent live, Mbale District, where 6 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda Jigga occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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