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) occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,073,555th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname is mostly found 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 commonly held first name in the world, held by 96 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 87 percent reside, Mbale District, where 6 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside.
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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