Jigida Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Jigida Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Jigida (41) may also be a first name.
Jigida Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigida Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigida occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigida? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jigida is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Jigida are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jigida is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 41 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Jigida is most common in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Ogun, where 38 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 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 Jigida
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