Bigigwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Bigigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bigigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigigwa is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Bigigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigigwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Bigigwa is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent live and Kagera Region, where 31 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisigwa | 86 | 112 | / |
| Bisikwa | 71 | 4,078 | / |
| Besigwa | 71 | 251 | / |
| Bizikwa | 71 | 67 | / |
| Vizigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Visigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bichikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beesigwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baisikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bitchikwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boijeikwat | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bisekwa | 57 | 46 | / |
| Begegwi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Vizegwa | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wesigwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vizikwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bisikua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beguegua | 53 | 101 | / |
| Baisegua | 53 | 12 | / |
| Bichekwa | 53 | 10 | / |
| Baisigua | 53 | 4 | / |
| Berzigua | 53 | 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 Bigigwa
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