Sigah Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Sigah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Malaysia | 190 | 1:155,233 | 9,646 |
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sigah (37) may also be a first name.
Sigah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sigah (Hindi: शिग़ः, Marathi: िसगाह) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sigah is the 585,091st most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sigah reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 92 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Adamawa, where 0 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Sigah is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 36 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sigah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sigah in the Hindi language | ||
| शिग़ः | sigah | - |
| Sigah in the Marathi language | ||
| िसगाह | isagaha | - |
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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 Sigah
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