Žīgurs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Žīgurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žīgurs Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Žigurs (8) & Zigurs (212) are calculated separately.

Žīgurs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žīgurs is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Žigurs or Zigurs. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žīgurs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Žīgurs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žīgurs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. Excluding Latvia it is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žigurs948/
Zigurs89212/
Žeigurs771/
Geurs73506/
Geurse6752/
Geurst6741/
Jegurs6715/
Cigurs676/
Sigurs675/
Segurs674/
Geours673/
Geutrs672/
Gieurs671/
Ségurs671/
Zeigurs6244/
Zhigurs6213/
Dzigurs625/
Siggurs624/
Zigours622/
Sigurðs621/
Sieurs501/
Seyurs501/
Seeurs500/
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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 Žīgurs
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