Jigh Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Jigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Jigh (20) may also be a first name.
Jigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jigh occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Jigh reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Jigh is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Jigh is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live and Kano, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaigh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jijgh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djigh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jig | 86 | 31 | / |
| Igh | 86 | 16 | / |
| Jgh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Jaigch | 80 | 1 | / |
| High | 75 | 26,548 | / |
| Sigh | 75 | 7,474 | / |
| Zigh | 75 | 299 | / |
| Jégh | 75 | 58 | / |
| Gigh | 75 | 44 | / |
| Jegh | 75 | 37 | / |
| Juig | 75 | 17 | / |
| Aigh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jaig | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eigh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cigh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Djig | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jigp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jjig | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jigq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jihx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iogh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiqh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jigc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igxh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jygh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jqgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zjgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jikh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jihg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jigt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jieg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgqh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jigg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Isgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yigh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haigh | 67 | 21,731 | / |
| Saigh | 67 | 2,289 | / |
| Jg | 67 | 1,827 | / |
| Heigh | 67 | 570 | / |
| Sihgh | 67 | 534 | / |
| Ig | 67 | 332 | / |
| Seigh | 67 | 269 | / |
| Chigh | 67 | 93 | / |
| Huigh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Siggh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zaigh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Jigue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Suigh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jiggs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Siegh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jojgh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ziegh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jaikh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hiegh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zeigh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jhigg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjkgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjhgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtjig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jigh
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