Alisigwe Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alisigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alisigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8121:218,15612,916
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Alisigwe (17) may also be a first name.

Alisigwe Last Name Facts

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

Alisigwe is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alisigwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 415,385th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The surname Alisigwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alisigwe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alisigwe is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally, borne by 17 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 218,156. In Nigeria Alisigwe is most frequent in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Abia, where 18 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Alisigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Alisigwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alisigweh944/
Alishigwe943/
Alisaigwe942/
Alusigwe8812/
Alisegwe885/
Alisigwa881/
Alisiqwe881/
Alicigwe881/
Aliceigwe822/
Eliseigwe821/
Elesigwe7561/
Aligekwe7520/
Olisekwe6315/
Elesegwe634/
Alessegue594/
Olisehkwe593/
Alisiddqui561/
Alizegui5043/
Olesegbe5035/
Alicegui5013/

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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 Alisigwe
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