Zighem Surname
Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname
Zighem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,786 | 1:13,866 | 2,471 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Zighem (116) may also be a first name.
Zighem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zighem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zighem is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zighem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 155,005th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,575,105 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zighem reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 868,627th most common forename in the world, borne by 116 people.
It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,786 people, or 1 in 13,866. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Ouargla Province, where 30 percent reside, Sétif Province, where 19 percent reside and Guelma Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeighem | 92 | 284 | / |
| Zaighem | 92 | 32 | / |
| Zigheum | 92 | 10 | / |
| Zihghem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zigem | 91 | 4 | / |
| Zeigheme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zaigheem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Z'Eighem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaigheim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zeigheim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jighem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zeghem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zeigem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ziguem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zigiem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zighim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zeigheime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeighim | 77 | 27 | / |
| Sigheim | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zeiguem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zigueme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zeyghem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaighim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zegheym | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigem | 73 | 189 | / |
| Sigem | 73 | 22 | / |
| Zegem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cigem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeigueme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeighime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siggem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zeghim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Suigem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zeguem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dzigim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jäghem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djigem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seigem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siegem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaigim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zighem
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