Biganda Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Biganda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Biganda (84) may also be a first name.
Biganda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biganda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biganda is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biganda? popularity and diffusion
Biganda is the 534,162nd most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biganda live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 84 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baiganda | 93 | 5 | / |
| Bighanda | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wiganda | 86 | 665 | / |
| Bigando | 86 | 203 | / |
| Bigandi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bigande | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waiganda | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bigander | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vigandas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bhigande | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baigonda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bheganda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Begandoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biogande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beanganda | 75 | 82 | / |
| Bhaigande | 75 | 30 | / |
| Boingandi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bhuigande | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bhoigande | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhijgande | 75 | 1 | / |
| Begande | 71 | 83 | / |
| Begando | 71 | 80 | / |
| Bigondo | 71 | 68 | / |
| Begandy | 71 | 45 | / |
| Bigonde | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bigondi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vigande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Begandi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Behenganda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Weganda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigamdi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wigonda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veganda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begamda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigonda | 67 | 359 | / |
| Begander | 67 | 146 | / |
| Vaigande | 67 | 96 | / |
| Vegandas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waigando | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vygandas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behengaanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veigandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigonda | 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 Biganda
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