Zhigatova Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhigatova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhigatova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Canada51:7,369,118289,406

Zhigatova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhigatova (Russian: Жигатова) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigatova? popularity and diffusion

Zhigatova is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Zhigatova is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Zhigatova live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in North Caucasus.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia Zhigatova is mostly concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 77 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live. Other than Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhigastova9512/
Zhigatov9461/
Zigatova948/
Chigatova8912/
Zhigastov8911/
Zigatov887/
Sigatova8210/
Gigatova821/
Jigastova789/
Zeygatova781/
Sigatov756/
Sugatova71302/
Sigetova714/
Jigastov711/
Zigats6712/
Zigate6710/
Chegotova678/
Zigait676/
Zighat674/
Saygatova673/
Zeigat671/
Sigatavai671/
Zigatt671/

Zhigatova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhigatova in the Russian language
Жигатоваzigatova-

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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 Zhigatova
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