Žigo Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2981:17,9082,686
Croatia1611:26,2655,446
Lithuania821:37,0076,354
Bosnia and Herzegovina581:60,9726,890
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Zigo (1,566), Žigó (45) & Zigó (99) are calculated separately.

Žigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žigo is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zigo, Žigó or Zigó. Click here for further potential spellings of Žigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Žigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 504,985th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žigo are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 17,908. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 56 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 27 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent are found and Lithuania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zigo921,566/
Žigó9245/
Džigo895/
Zigó8399/
Jigo757,768/
Gigo751,995/
Sigo751,023/
Žugo7541/
Cigo7528/
Žygo751/
Žigóová737/
Djigo6716,376/
Saigo675,797/
Gigot672,155/
Siego67786/
Suigo67691/
Gigou67586/
Cigoj67477/
Gigoi67235/
Gigod67222/
Seigo67194/
Gigoo67168/
Zigos67150/
Sigoh67139/
Gigos67126/
Cigoy6780/
Zigou6768/
Zhigo6748/
Sigho6738/
Zeigo6738/
Giego6737/
Sigoi6735/
Jigou6732/
Jigot6731/
Scigo6731/
Cigoi6724/
Jigos6718/
Žigas6715/
Jigho6715/
Zigoy6713/
Dgigo6712/
Zaigo6712/
Soigo6711/
Sigoy678/
Ziego678/
Sigoo677/
Jiggo676/
Juigo676/
Ceigo676/
Jhigo676/
Gisgo676/
Džiga675/
Giggo675/
Zigoi674/
Gigoy673/
Gigeo673/
Gigho673/
Joigo673/
Tjigo672/
Gigoz672/
Jigoz671/
Ziggo671/
Jigoi671/
Jeigo671/
Hjigo671/
Sikgo671/
Zuigo671/
Zoigo671/
Hsigo671/
Jaigo671/
Siggo671/
Sihgo671/

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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 Žigo
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