Shighan Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Shighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Shighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shighan (Hindi: शीघन, Marathi: िशघन) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shighan? popularity and diffusion
Shighan is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shighan live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Shighan is most common in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shighan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shighan in the Hindi language | ||
| शीघन | sighana | - |
| Shighan in the Marathi language | ||
| िशघन | isaghana | - |
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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
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- 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 Shighan
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