Zhigar Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus7721:12,3071,914
Russia2151:670,34057,576
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhigar9225/
Zhigare921/
Zigar9178/
Ziggar83666/
Zigart83145/
Zigare83107/
Chigar8373/
Zhugar8361/
Zhigor8317/
Dzigar8311/
Zeigar837/
Jhigar836/
Zehgar836/
Zaigar835/
Zhegar833/
Zhygar832/
Zsigar832/
Zigaar832/
Zoigar831/
Zuhgar831/
Zigair831/
Zhigarova8045/
Chigare771,029/
Zuehgar7772/
Ziegart7713/
Zeahgar778/
Zaingar776/
Chaigar773/
Cheigar771/
Jhigarh771/
Ziegard771/
Zighart771/
Chiggar771/
Ziguear770/
Sigar734,079/
Zegar732,233/
Jigar731,627/
Gigar731,563/
Zugar73489/
Zygar73463/
Cigar73130/
Žigar739/
Zigor734/
Chighare7111/
Chigaure717/
Zigarova715/
Tchigare712/
Tshigare712/
Cheigair711/
Chicgare711/
Ziegardt711/
Zeghar671,333/
Zeggar671,313/
Saigar67549/
Zeegar67228/
Zsigár67225/
Dzygar67209/
Žigart67182/
Gigare67152/
Chegar67109/
Zughar67105/
Zygart67101/
Zuegar6787/
Siegar6764/
Giggar6763/
Siggar6760/
Zegart6753/
Gigear6749/
Jigare6748/
Sehgar6746/
Zeagar6742/
Chigor6728/
Jaigar6728/
Zegard6728/
Gigard6727/
Sighar6724/
Jiggar6723/
Dzigor6723/
Seigar6717/
Caigar6715/
Ciggar6712/
Zugair6712/
Sigair6711/
Sigaar679/
Zaygar679/
Sigaur678/
Cigľar678/
Jigarp678/
Dzegar677/
Zegaar676/
Gighar675/
Sikgar674/
Djigar673/
Zigore672/
Zhigorova672/
Zegare672/
Zhygarova671/
Juigar671/
Chicghare671/
Zoigor671/
Zeigor671/
Giegar671/
Zegaur671/
Zegair671/
Zegarz671/
Zsigór671/
Zygard671/
Sigarh671/
Czygar671/
Ccigar671/
Tsigar671/
Zeugar671/
Zighor671/

Zhigar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhigar in the Marathi language
झीगरjhigara-
Zhigar in the Russian language
Жигарzigar-

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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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  • 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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