Where Does The Last Name Shig Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shig (Marathi: शीग, Russian: Шиг) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shig? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shig is the 1,104,724^th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Shig occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shig are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 556,659^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 256 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 3,816,246. In India it is most prevalent in: Chhattisgarh, where 71 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Shig Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.