Zhigas Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Zhigas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Zhigas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhigas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhigas (Russian: Жигас) is carried by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zhigas.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhigas? popularity and diffusion
Zhigas is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Zhigas are found; 73 percent are found in Central Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 930,658. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Karaganda Region, where 95 percent live and Astana, where 5 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan Zhigas exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhigas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhigas in the Russian language | ||
| Жигас | zigas | - |
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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 Zhigas
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