Bigambo Surname

137,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bigambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7291:19,4002,468
Uganda5131:76,1008,290
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bigambo (285) may also be a first name.

Bigambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bigambo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,827th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,243,012 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigambo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most widespread first name globally, borne by 285 people.

The surname Bigambo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,729 people, or 1 in 19,400. In Tanzania Bigambo is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 35 percent are found, Mara Region, where 28 percent are found and Geita Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bighambo9357/
Biggambo932/
Bigamba8611/
Bigombo8610/
Vigambo868/
Biganbo861/
Baigamba803/
Bighembo801/
Bigomba7169/
Begamba7110/
Vigamba717/
Bigamwa711/
Byogamba678/
Begambash631/
Begomba575/
Wegamba571/
Wigomba571/
Baiganwad5011/

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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 Bigambo
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