Jigue Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Jigue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Jigue (23) may also be a first name.
Jigue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻚ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jigue click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigue? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Jigue live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 23 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Jigue is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 92 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 38 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jigue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jigue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻚ | jyk | - |
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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
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- 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 Jigue
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