Shigera Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shigera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shigera (20) may also be a first name.
Shigera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shigera (Russian: Шигера) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shigera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Shigera are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name globally, held by 20 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 44 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 11 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shigera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shigera in the Russian language | ||
| Шигера | sigera | - |
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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 Shigera
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