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

The surname Shigh (Hindi: सिंह, Marathi: शीग) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 411,077^th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name Shigh occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Shigh reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353^rd most common forename world-wide, held by 27 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 711 people, or 1 in 1,078,854. In India Shigh is mostly found in: Chhattisgarh, where 37 percent reside, Bihar, where 18 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent reside. Outside of India Shigh is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Shigh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shigh last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.