Sighu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sighu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Sighu (136) may also be a first name.
Sighu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sighu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sighu (Hindi: सिघू, Marathi: िसघु, Oriya: ସିଘୁ) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sighu? popularity and diffusion
Sighu is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Sighu reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 136 people.
Sighu is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Sighu is most common in: Gujarat, where 93 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sighu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sighu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଘୁ | sighu | - |
| Sighu in the Hindi language | ||
| सिघू | sighu | 61.9 |
| सिघु | sighu | 19.05 |
| सीघु | sighu | 14.29 |
| सीघू | sighu | 4.76 |
| Sighu in the Marathi language | ||
| िसघु | isaghu | 46.67 |
| िसघू | isaghu | 40 |
| िंसघु | insaghu | 6.67 |
| सीघु | sighu | 6.67 |
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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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- 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 Sighu
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