Jigua Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jigua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Jigua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigua occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jigua.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jigua is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jigua live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Jigua is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Jigua
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