Basigwa Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Basigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Basigwa (46) may also be a first name.
Basigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basigwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basigwa? popularity and diffusion
Basigwa is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Basigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basigwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Basigwa is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name in the world, held by 46 people.
The last name Basigwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Basigwa is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 60 percent live, Kisii County, where 27 percent live and Busia County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashigwa | 93 | 408 | / |
| Besigwa | 86 | 251 | / |
| Basikwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bazigwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bagigwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosigwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bashegwa | 80 | 89 | / |
| Baisigua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bazaigwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Beesigwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baisikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basikwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bashikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basekwa | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bazikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bosikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassigui | 67 | 74 | / |
| Baysegua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Baisegua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baisigui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bashekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bassigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baisigue | 67 | 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 Basigwa
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