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 more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaig? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 323 people.
The surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held 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. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Shaig
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