Besiga Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Besiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 791 | 1:49,354 | 6,003 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Besiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besiga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 424,982nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Besiga are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 49,354. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kyegegwa District, where 15 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 14 percent reside and Ibanda District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 1 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Besiga
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