Zhiger Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Zhiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 1:178,611 | 17,118 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
Zhiger (1,443) may also be a first name.
Zhiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhiger (Russian: Жигер) is carried by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhiger? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Zhiger reside; 66 percent reside in Central Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 205,399th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 1,443 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 178,611. In Kazakhstan Zhiger is most common in: Almaty Region, where 28 percent live, Atyrau Region, where 22 percent live and Aktobe Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Kazakhstan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhiger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhiger in the Russian language | ||
| Жигер | ziger | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zhiger
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