Sighan Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Sighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sighan (221) may also be a first name.
Sighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sighan (Hindi: सिघां, Marathi: िसघन, Oriya: ସିଘଂ) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sighan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sighan is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Sighan occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Sighan reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sighan is also the 606,684th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 221 people.
Sighan is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Sighan is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent live, Odisha, where 17 percent live and Bihar, where 14 percent live. Apart from India Sighan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sighan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sighan in the Marathi language | ||
| िसघन | isaghana | 72.73 |
| िसघण | isaghana | 18.18 |
| िसघंण | isaghanna | 9.09 |
| Sighan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଘଂ | sigham | 55.56 |
| ସିଘାଂ | sigham | 22.22 |
| ଶିଘଂ | sigham | 22.22 |
| Sighan in the Hindi language | ||
| सिघां | sigham | 46.15 |
| सिघन | sighana | 23.08 |
| सिघं | sigham | 15.38 |
| सीघान | sighana | 7.69 |
| सीघां | sigham | 7.69 |
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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 Sighan
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