Basigiye Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Basigiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 125 | 1:423,533 | 29,670 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Basigiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basigiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basigiye occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Basigiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basigiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Basigiye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basigiye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Basigiye is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Basigiye is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Basigiye
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