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Where Does The Last Name Zhigay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zhigay (Russian: Жигай, Tibetan: ཡིད་རྒྱས།) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,293,424^th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Zhigay are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,151,090. In Russia Zhigay is most prevalent in: Bryansk Oblast, where 67 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 1 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Zhigay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zhigay last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhigay last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.44% registered to vote for the party.