Banigwa Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Banigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4641:114,09810,974
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Banigwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banigwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banigwa? popularity and diffusion

Banigwa is the 623,516th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banigwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 114,098. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 81 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baneigwa931/
Banugwa8627/
Banikwa8627/
Banigba861/
Baneggwa801/
Baniguea801/
Banigbe71241/
Banigui71177/
Banigue713/
Bonikwa711/
Banugua711/
Banikua711/
Benikwa711/
Bannigui6721/
Baniguos673/
Banyokwa671/
Bainigue671/
Beinugwa671/

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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 Banigwa
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