Zhigna Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Zhigna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
Zhigna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhigna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhigna (Georgian: ჟიგნა, Russian: Жигна) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhigna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Zhigna live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 58 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 29 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Georgia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhigna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhigna in the Georgian language | ||
| ჟიგნა | zhigna | - |
| Zhigna in the Russian language | ||
| Жигна | zigna | - |
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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 Zhigna
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