Around the globe, Жигит (Жигит 
, Jigit 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Жигит is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, and India. Also, Жигит is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Жигит | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| Jigit | Kazakhstan, India, North Macedonia, Indonesia, Philippines |