Basikwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Basikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Basikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basikwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basikwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 33 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 33 percent are found. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashikwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Basikwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Baisikwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Basekwa | 86 | 56 | / |
| Wasikwa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Basigwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bazikwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bashigwa | 80 | 408 | / |
| Watsikwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bashekwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wasaikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bosekwa | 71 | 378 | / |
| Besigwa | 71 | 251 | / |
| Wasekwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Wasigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Basekua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bazigwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bagigwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashegwa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wasekgwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Besekwau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bazaigwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baisigua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beesigwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasaigwa | 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 Basikwa
- 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