Jirgi Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Jirgi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 499 | 1:354,996 | 19,137 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jirgi (468) may also be a first name.
Jirgi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirgi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jirgi (Hindi: जिरगी, Oriya: ଜିରଗୀ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirgi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 601,907th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jirgi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 468 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 354,996. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 24 percent reside, Zamfara, where 24 percent reside and Kebbi, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jirgi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jirgi in the Hindi language | ||
| जिरगी | jiragi | - |
| Jirgi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିରଗୀ | jiragi | - |
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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 Jirgi
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