Sigum Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sigum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sigum (32) may also be a first name.

Sigum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigum (Hindi: सिगुं, Marathi: िसगुम) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sigum.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sigum is the 2,843,861st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Sigum are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Sigum is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Sigum is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 42 percent reside, Morobe, where 39 percent reside and Northern, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigume919/
Sighum913/
Saigum912/
Shigum912/
Seigum911/
Siggum911/
Saighum832/
Saingum831/
Sihgoum831/
Suiggum831/
Shigume831/
Sigun80114/
Sigom8070/
Segum8031/
Jigum808/
Zigum802/
Saingaum771/
Sighom7390/
Seegum7371/
Saigun7359/
Suigun7341/
Zaigum7337/
Seggum7312/
Shigun739/
Chigum735/
Sigung735/
Dzigum733/
Sigoun732/
Seigun732/
Segume732/
Suigom732/
Zighum732/
Segoum732/
Džigum732/
Zhigum732/
Jaigum731/
Djigum731/
Gigume731/
Sigaun731/
Zigume731/
Zeigum731/
Jigume731/
Seygum731/
Chigume671,154/
Sigutin67137/
Zaighum67134/
Soingun6715/
Zigheum6710/
Sieghom6710/
Seingun676/
Shingun675/
Sighung674/
Zeighum672/
Suihgun672/
Djigoum671/
Seeghum671/
Schigun671/
Saigoun671/
Sigoune671/
Jigoume671/
Zighoum671/
Zaigoum671/
Shegume671/
Zeigoum671/
Schegum671/

Sigum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sigum in the Hindi language
सिगुंsigum-
Sigum in the Marathi language
िसगुमisaguma-

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