Jiggah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Jiggah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
Jiggah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiggah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jiggah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiggah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876,555th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Jiggah is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jiggah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 49 percent are found, Cross River, where 27 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Jiggah exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Jiggah
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