Jirgui Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Jirgui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 128 | 1:149,938 | 5,494 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
Jirgui (11) may also be a first name.
Jirgui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirgui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jirgui occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirgui? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jirgui live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 149,938. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 39 percent live, Zinder Region, where 39 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Niger Jirgui occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Jirgui
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