Zegi Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Zegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 652 | 1:271,691 | 15,466 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Zegi (97) may also be a first name.
Zegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zegi (Tibetan: མཛེད་གྱིས) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Zegi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zegi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zegi is the 497,847th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zegi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zegi is also the 962,660th most widespread first name globally, held by 97 people.
The last name Zegi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 271,691. In Nigeria Zegi is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 62 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 13 percent are found and Benue, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zegi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zegi in the Tibetan language | ||
| མཛེད་གྱིས | dzégyi | - |
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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 Zegi
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