Jirgba Surname
Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname
Jirgba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,395 | 1:73,964 | 5,302 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Jirgba (354) may also be a first name.
Jirgba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirgba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jirgba is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirgba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,234th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. Jirgba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jirgba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jirgba is also the 463,079th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 354 people.
The last name Jirgba is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,395 people, or 1 in 73,964. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 92 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jirgbah | 92 | 85 | / |
| Tjirgba | 92 | 6 | / |
| Juirgba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jirrgba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Irgba | 91 | 13 | / |
| Iorgba | 83 | 214 | / |
| Girgba | 83 | 75 | / |
| Iergba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Irgbaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ijrgba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iorgbea | 77 | 8 | / |
| Iringba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sirgbah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Irgua | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ergba | 73 | 34 | / |
| Jirengwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Jiringwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ziringba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iorgbeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yorgba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Zregba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Iorgbo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jergbo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hurgba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iorgwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Girgbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iorgbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gergba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hirgua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ergbat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airgbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jirgba
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