Shigen Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Shigen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 208 | 1:127,045 | 6,860 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Shigen (35,868) may also be a first name.
Shigen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shigen (Marathi: िशगेन) is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 858,879th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shigen live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 24,267th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 35,868 people.
This surname is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 127,045. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 33 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 31 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 31 percent are found. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 20 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shigen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shigen in the Marathi language | ||
| िशगेन | isagena | - |
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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 Shigen
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