Jigija Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Jigija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Jigija (11) may also be a first name.
Jigija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jigija occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jigija live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jigija is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name Jigija is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 88 percent live, Kampala District, where 4 percent live and Kibuku District, where 4 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 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 Jigija
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