Abesiga Surname
Approximately 992 people bear this surname
Abesiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 991 | 1:39,394 | 5,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Abesiga (22) may also be a first name.
Abesiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abesiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abesiga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abesiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 363,955th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,346,316 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abesiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Abesiga is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 39,394. In Uganda Abesiga is primarily found in: Kyegegwa District, where 19 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 18 percent live and Kibaale District, where 17 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeesiga | 93 | 9 | / |
| Abetsiga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Abisiga | 86 | 92 | / |
| Abesige | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abesega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abesigye | 80 | 31 | / |
| Abgesega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abissiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeyshingha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Obiesigha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Abeshigie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abeysighe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abiesigho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owesiga | 71 | 13 | / |
| Abisega | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ebisiga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abejega | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abejegah | 67 | 109 | / |
| Awuesega | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ebisigha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abissigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obesigye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebiseigha | 63 | 16 | / |
| Oweiseigha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Awiziga | 57 | 14 | / |
| Abisege | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obichiga | 53 | 2 | / |
| Habizigi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oweiziga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obichigha | 50 | 29 | / |
| Abitsegui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Abesiga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis