Zigiye Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Zigiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Zigiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zigiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zigiye is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zigiye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zigiye are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Zigiye is most common in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigiye | 83 | 9 | / |
| Zighie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zigaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zegiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zigoie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gigiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zichiye | 77 | 13 | / |
| Zigigie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zegieye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ziegaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zigay | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zigoy | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zigoi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zigai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zeigieah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzhigiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zegeye | 67 | 53,235 | / |
| Sisiye | 67 | 201 | / |
| Sigaye | 67 | 191 | / |
| Zaigai | 67 | 155 | / |
| Gijaye | 67 | 154 | / |
| Zhigai | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gesiye | 67 | 88 | / |
| Sijiye | 67 | 78 | / |
| Zhigay | 67 | 69 | / |
| Sigiya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zigayi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gigiyo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gigiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gegiye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zigawe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zsigai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gizaye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zegaye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zeigea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gijiye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zigeyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zigaji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zizaie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sigiyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zigait | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ziguei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jigiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziggay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cighie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zegyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigeiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziguji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siziye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zizuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziziya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeigay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gizeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigiui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziguey | 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 Zigiye
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