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

The last name Shig (Marathi: शीग, Russian: Шиг) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Shig is the 1,104,724^th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. 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. Shig is also the 556,659^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 256 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring 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 live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Shig Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shig surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.