Zhigar Surname
Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname
Zhigar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 772 | 1:12,307 | 1,914 |
| Russia | 215 | 1:670,340 | 57,576 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Zhigar Demographics
Zhigar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Zhigar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhigar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhigar (Marathi: झीगर, Russian: Жигар) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zhigar.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhigar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhigar is the 360,343rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zhigar reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 12,307. In Belarus Zhigar is primarily found in: Brest Region, where 56 percent live, Gomel Region, where 16 percent live and Minsk, where 11 percent live. Excluding Belarus this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Zhigar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (96%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Zhigar last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhigar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhigar in the Marathi language | ||
| झीगर | jhigara | - |
| Zhigar in the Russian language | ||
| Жигар | zigar | - |
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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 Zhigar
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