Bigaye Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Bigaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bigaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigaye is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigaye reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Bigaye is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 33 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 33 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Bigaye exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Bigaye
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