Žigon Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žigon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žigon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6441:3,863666
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Zigon (339) are calculated separately.

Žigon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žigon is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Zigon. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žigon? popularity and diffusion

Žigon is the 483,143rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žigon live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Žigon is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 3,863. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Gorizia, where 36 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 31 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia Žigon occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 3 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Žigon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Žigon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Žigon last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zigon93339/
Sigon80409/
Čigon8062/
Žigun8046/
Žigan8022/
Cigon806/
Sigona73951/
Zigona73323/
Zigoni73243/
Saigon73121/
Sigone7346/
Cigony7346/
Sigono7330/
Sigoni7324/
Zeigon7322/
Ziegon7320/
Seigon7315/
Siggon738/
Cigone733/
Zigoun732/
Sigoun732/
Cigoni732/
Sigoin731/
Cyigon731/
Cigona731/
Zigoon731/
Sigaon731/
Sigoen731/
Cigoin730/
Sigouin673,361/
Sigonya67534/
Zaigoun67119/
Siwagon6761/
Zigonye6722/
Siguion6711/
Žgun679/
Zigonni677/
Zigouna677/
Siguoin674/
Saigoni674/
Sgon674/
Sigayon674/
Sigouna673/
Sigonna672/
Zigonii671/
Saiwgon671/
Sigoiun671/
Sigoian671/
Zigoyan671/
Cicgona671/
Zigouni671/
Sigoune671/
Sei Gon671/
Siyogon671/
Sigonio671/
Sigonyo671/
Siga-On671/
Saigoun671/
Seigone671/
Sigonye671/
Sigonyi671/
Sigoney670/
Zgon670/

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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 Žigon
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