Zhignya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Zhignya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zhignya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhignya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zhignya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zhignya (Russian: Жигня) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zhignya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhignya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Zhignya reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Zhignya is most widespread in Moldova, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 508,767. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Moldova Zhignya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zigenya861/
Gigenya7138/
Zuignia712/
Zegnyat711/
Ziggenia671/
Chaigniau632/
Jignea62322/
Jignia622/
Signia621/
Zegnia621/
Zugnia621/
Chegnia571/
Djignia571/
Gigenia571/
Sighnia571/
Tchegnia5310/
Joigniau531/
Joigniaux5030/
Chaigneou501/
Tcheagnia501/
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Zhignya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhignya in the Russian language
Жигняzigna-

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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 Zhignya
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