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
Gigwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gigwa is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Gigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gigwa reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 74,338th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 7,477 people.
Gigwa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Gigwa is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 48 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 43 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
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
- 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 Gigwa
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