View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

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

The last name Zhigir (Russian: Жигирь) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Zhigir is the 3,485,539^th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Zhigir is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Zhigir reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Zhigir is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 4,804,102. In Russia Zhigir is most prevalent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 27 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent are found and Altai Krai, where 13 percent are found. Barring Russia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found.

Zhigir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zhigir surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.