Žiga Surname

167,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Žiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,3101:8,1171,034
Slovakia6221:8,580905
Bosnia and Herzegovina2881:12,2792,412
Serbia2341:30,5343,261
Croatia621:68,20312,288
Montenegro601:10,6591,553
Slovenia91:276,40816,807

The alternate forms: Ziga (5,089) are calculated separately.

Žiga (9,061) may also be a first name.

Žiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žiga has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may be rendered as: Ziga. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žiga is the 167,319th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,819,167 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žiga live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 65,404th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 9,061 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,310 people, or 1 in 8,117. In Czechia Žiga is mostly found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 31 percent are found, Plzeň Region, where 10 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 24 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziga925,089/
Žiauga803/
Siga759,187/
Žiak751,072/
Žigo75650/
Ciga7578/
Žuga7573/
Žigó7545/
Žica7537/
Žoga7516/
Xiga7511/
Žika753/
Sigua6711,071/
Saiga677,287/
Siega676,103/
Zigah674,798/
Zsiga673,830/
Zuiga672,135/
Seiga671,863/
Zioga671,620/
Suiga671,083/
Sigai67776/
Sigau67621/
Sigay67607/
Sigwa67593/
Sigah67535/
Ziega67478/
Sigaa67383/
Zigwa67220/
Zaiga67215/
Cicga67120/
Zigao67119/
Ziaga67102/
Sigao6787/
Zigau6747/
Zigay6739/
Sigga6734/
Ziiga6733/
Zigga6720/
Sciga6720/
Ceiga6714/
Zeiga6713/
Siiga6712/
Sigae6712/
Soiga6710/
Ssiga678/
Ciuga676/
Žička676/
Cigua674/
Sihga674/
Sigoa674/
Cigga673/
Xigua673/
Zoiga673/
Cigoa673/
Siuga672/
Zigua672/
Cigau672/
Sięga672/
Zigai672/
Zigaa671/
Cigaa671/
Sicga671/
Zúiga671/
Sigaà671/
Zziga671/
Xigga671/
Xigao671/
Zihga671/
Ściga671/

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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 Žiga
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