Lajiga Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Lajiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lajiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lajiga occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lajiga are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Lajiga is most numerous in: Lagos, where 58 percent reside, Zamfara, where 33 percent reside and Ogun, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 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 Lajiga
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