Jighir Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Jighir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
The alternate forms: Jîghir (44) are calculated separately.
Jighir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jighir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jighir occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Jîghir. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jighir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Jighir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Jighir live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 244,852. In Romania Jighir is most numerous in: Vrancea County, where 94 percent live, Covasna County, where 5 percent live and Galați County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Romania Jighir occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Jighir
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