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
The surname Jigija occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname Jigija is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Jigija is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 88 percent are found, Kampala District, where 4 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 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 Jigija
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