Sigh Surname
Approximately 7,474 people bear this surname
Sigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,762 | 1:113,438 | 7,380 |
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| Denmark | 201 | 1:28,083 | 2,901 |
| Malaysia | 87 | 1:339,014 | 18,165 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Sigh (66) may also be a first name.
Sigh Demographics
Average Male Sigh Height
179.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sigh (Hindi: सिंह, Marathi: सीघ, Oriya: ସିଂହ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 66,682nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 975,053 people. The last name Sigh is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Sigh are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sigh is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 66 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 6,762 people, or 1 in 113,438. In India Sigh is mostly found in: Punjab, where 47 percent live, Bihar, where 15 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 11 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Sigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sigh last name rose 1,455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sigh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sigh are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sigh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $38,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $57,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saigh | 89 | 2,289 | / |
| Shigh | 89 | 849 | / |
| Sihgh | 89 | 534 | / |
| Seigh | 89 | 269 | / |
| Siggh | 89 | 57 | / |
| Suigh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Siegh | 89 | 14 | / |
| Sisgh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sikgh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hsigh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sig | 86 | 10,998 | / |
| Shiegh | 80 | 34 | / |
| Shaigh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shigsh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sheigh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saiggh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shihgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shhigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shijgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shuigh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schigh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sieg | 75 | 9,244 | / |
| Sigg | 75 | 4,831 | / |
| Sikh | 75 | 1,384 | / |
| Saig | 75 | 343 | / |
| Zigh | 75 | 299 | / |
| Seig | 75 | 294 | / |
| Shig | 75 | 221 | / |
| Segh | 75 | 120 | / |
| Sihg | 75 | 45 | / |
| Gigh | 75 | 44 | / |
| Sigk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Jigh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sigs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Soig | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sigp | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sihk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sigt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Suig | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cigh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sigz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheikgh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shaikgh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schiegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scheigh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seikh | 67 | 71,426 | / |
| Saikh | 67 | 33,901 | / |
| Sigue | 67 | 11,555 | / |
| Shikh | 67 | 9,681 | / |
| Siggs | 67 | 529 | / |
| Saygh | 67 | 265 | / |
| Saigg | 67 | 222 | / |
| Shegh | 67 | 151 | / |
| Chigh | 67 | 93 | / |
| Siekh | 67 | 77 | / |
| Shuig | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zaigh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shigg | 67 | 43 | / |
| Szegh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sciog | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sikkh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sishc | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sikhe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Seihk | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shaig | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ziegh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sigås | 67 | 14 | / |
| Schig | 67 | 12 | / |
| Siegk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shihk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seagh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scikh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siksh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saihk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seegh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saihg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeigh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sekgh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaigh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shieg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hshig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saikg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saaig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sichk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soikh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sidqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shisg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahiegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siegė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sicch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szeig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saheikgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihqz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sizxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siegg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seigz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scaig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seigk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seigg | 67 | 0 | / |
Sigh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sigh in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଂହ | sinha | - |
| Sigh in the Marathi language | ||
| सीघ | sigha | 50 |
| सीग़ | siga | 25 |
| सीह | siha | 25 |
| Sigh in the Hindi language | ||
| सिंह | sinha | 40.88 |
| सिघ | sigha | 36.48 |
| सिह | siha | 13.21 |
| सीघ | sigha | 6.29 |
| सिघ् | sigh | 1.89 |
| सिन्ह | sinha | 0.63 |
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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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- 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 Sigh
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