Sigha Surname
Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname
Sigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 555 | 1:1,382,100 | 53,327 |
| Algeria | 446 | 1:86,618 | 13,364 |
| Cameroon | 427 | 1:48,640 | 6,360 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sigha (297) may also be a first name.
Sigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sigha (Bengali: সিংহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻘﺎ, Hindi: सिघा, Marathi: िगता, Oriya: ସିଂହ) is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sigha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigha? popularity and diffusion
Sigha is the 246,410th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sigha are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 511,663rd most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 297 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 1,382,100. In India Sigha is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 23 percent reside, Gujarat, where 21 percent reside and Assam, where 16 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sigha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sigha in the Bengali language | ||
| সিংহ | sinha | - |
| Sigha in the Marathi language | ||
| िगता | igata | - |
| Sigha in the Hindi language | ||
| सिघा | sigha | 92 |
| सिग्हा | sig'ha | 4 |
| सीघा | sigha | 4 |
| Sigha in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଂହ | sinha | 78.95 |
| ଶିଘା | sigha | 5.26 |
| ଶିଘ | sigha | 5.26 |
| ସିଘଂ | sigham | 5.26 |
| ସିଂଘ | singha | 5.26 |
| Sigha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻘﺎ | syqa | 50 |
| ﺳﻴﻚ | syk | 50 |
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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 Sigha
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