Bisigwa Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Bisigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 110 | 1:354,903 | 23,197 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bisigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bisigwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bisigwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bisigwa is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bisigwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Bisigwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 354,903. In Uganda Bisigwa is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 47 percent live, Sironko District, where 17 percent live and Buikwe District, where 13 percent live. Beside Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisigwoha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bisikwa | 86 | 4,078 | / |
| Besigwa | 86 | 251 | / |
| Bisigwe | 86 | 36 | / |
| Bigigwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Visigwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bishikwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Betsigwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Baisigua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Beesigwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baisikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bizikwa | 71 | 67 | / |
| Bisekwa | 71 | 46 | / |
| Vizigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wesigwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bisikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baisegua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bichikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baisigui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bissigbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bishekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bissiqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baisigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bissigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bissigue | 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 Bisigwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis