Gigwa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gigwa (7,477) may also be a first name.
Gigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gigwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gigwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gigwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gigwa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 74,338th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 7,477 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Gigwa is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 48 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 43 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Gigwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngigwa | 91 | 222 | / |
| Guigwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gaigwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giqwa | 80 | 652 | / |
| Sigwa | 80 | 593 | / |
| Gigba | 80 | 559 | / |
| Gikwa | 80 | 393 | / |
| Jigwa | 80 | 342 | / |
| Zigwa | 80 | 220 | / |
| Gugwa | 80 | 205 | / |
| Gegwa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gigua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saigwa | 73 | 310 | / |
| Gikwad | 73 | 102 | / |
| Sigway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gegway | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zigwai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Goigba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zzigwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ziggwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Guggwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gaikwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Giegba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gaigua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sigwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghugwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gigvaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dzigwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ggugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seggwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gighba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siqgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiqwad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghughwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goikwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghikwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaikwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guikwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zziggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgiguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goigbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaigbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guikwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dziegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiguay | 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
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- 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 Gigwa
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