Sighe Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6121:33,9364,569
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sighe (63) may also be a first name.

Sighe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sighe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sighe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻖ, Marathi: सीघे) is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sighe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sighe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sighe is the 483,143rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname Sighe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sighe live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sighe is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 63 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 33,936. In Cameroon Sighe is most prevalent in: West Region, where 43 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Sighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sighe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sighe Last Name Statistics demography

Sighe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saighe91561/
Shighe91143/
Seighe9141/
Sigher9114/
Sieghe9111/
Sighei915/
Sigheu912/
Sighet911/
Sige891,581/
Shinghe8310/
Shigher836/
Siegher833/
Seinghe831/
Sigahee831/
Siegheu831/
Sigehei831/
Sigei8016,319/
Sigha801,614/
Sighi80642/
Sigey80627/
Shige80487/
Siger80397/
Saige80288/
Sigge80286/
Siget80263/
Siege80241/
Sigie80212/
Sigeh8098/
Sigee8089/
Seige8065/
Sigih8050/
Siges8048/
Sigea8024/
Seghe8021/
Siged809/
Sighj804/
Sigep802/
Sigjh802/
Sigez802/
Soige802/
Szige802/
Suige801/
Sihge801/
Cighe801/
Sheighei772/
Sheigher771/
Shinge7310,784/
Sieger736,721/
Saighi736,085/
Seiger731,492/
Seigha73885/
Saiger73578/
Siguer73424/
Saiget73165/
Shighi73164/
Sigges73153/
Sigger73146/
Saigha7393/
Siggee7390/
Cigher7378/
Sigiez7376/
Sieges7371/
Soinge7370/
Sigier7360/
Shiger7358/
Siguye7356/
Saigge7344/
Sighiy7337/
Shigha7335/
Suighi7332/
Sziget7329/
Sigues7325/
Sighai7324/
Zsiger7322/
Sainge7319/
Sihgha7314/
Seighi7312/
Seigeh7311/
Saigee738/
Siegha735/
Seiges735/
Soiget735/
Saiges735/
Siggey734/
Shigie734/
Sighaa734/
Siguez734/
Suinge734/
Siegie734/
Sheige733/
Seughe733/
Sighii733/
Sigesh732/
Sciger732/
Shiege732/
Shigeh732/
Scigeľ732/
Sayghe732/
Sigeyh732/
Saigie732/
Scigha731/
Sisger731/
Sinhge731/
Soiger731/
Sieget731/
Sighui731/
Sigich731/
Sigiea731/
Sigoha731/
Sihger731/
Shihge731/
Shigee731/
Seghee731/
Seigie731/
Suiger731/
Schige731/
Saigei731/
Shigye731/
Shaige731/
Cighie731/
Sheghe731/
Siguei731/
Shigih731/
Siggea731/
Zigheh731/
Seïghe731/
Sigeth731/
Sigeys731/
Sighay731/
Sighha731/
Siguep731/
Siguey731/
Seigei731/
Segheh731/
Sighoi731/
Shigez731/
Sigeer731/
Sigets730/
Suigge730/
Sigget730/
Siga679,187/
Cige673,508/
Sigi671,381/
Sege67607/
Zige67403/
Seijger67137/
Soingey6794/
Seigies6793/
Seiguer6786/
Chighet6765/
Shenghe6754/
Szegheő6753/
Scheige6740/
Schiege6739/
Szigeth6728/
Shigeie6723/
Saigger6718/
Seighit6715/
Shinghi6713/
Siggett6711/
Šige6710/
Siegier679/
Sigueas678/
Shainge678/
Xige678/
Sheighi675/
Sainghi673/
Säge673/
Sikghio673/
Segheïr673/
Sigé673/
Shingjh672/
Shiguei672/
Saiguet672/
Saiguer672/
Sceiger671/
Siegest671/
Siegiet671/
Siguerr671/
Shingge671/
Shigiey671/
Shiguha671/
Seigest671/
Seigueh671/
Seggher671/
Seikgha671/
Syge671/
Saaigha671/
Sheghet671/
Shigier671/
Sighuid671/
Sigieth671/
Sigá671/
Shuigha671/
Siegies671/
Sidqgie671/
Schiger671/
Segheer671/
Seiguez671/
Cighehr671/
Chigher671/
Shing'e671/
Chaighe671/
Saingie671/
Sighaya671/
Shiguer671/
Sighaid670/
Seisger670/
Suigger670/

Sighe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sighe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻖsyq-
Sighe in the Marathi language
सीघेsighe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sighe
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