Zhigit Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Zhigit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Zhigit (125) may also be a first name.
Zhigit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhigit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhigit (Russian: Жигит) is most common in Kazakhstan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhigit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhigit is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Zhigit are found; 69 percent are found in Central Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 125 people.
The last name Zhigit is most frequently held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 680,096. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Astana, where 38 percent reside, Almaty, where 23 percent reside and Mangystau Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kazakhstan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhigit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhigit in the Russian language | ||
| Жигит | zigit | - |
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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 Zhigit
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