Shaig Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shaig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Shaig (323) may also be a first name.
Shaig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaig (Georgian: შაიგ, Marathi: शाईग, Russian: Шаиг) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaig? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Shaig occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaig reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaig is also the 488,148th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 323 people.
The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Badakhshan, where 20 percent reside, Balkh, where 20 percent reside and Khost, where 20 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 29 percent reside and The Maldives, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaig in the Georgian language | ||
| შაიგ | shaig | - |
| Shaig in the Marathi language | ||
| शाईग | sa'iga | - |
| Shaig in the Russian language | ||
| Шаиг | saig | - |
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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 Shaig
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