Giligwa Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Giligwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 428 | 1:123,695 | 11,696 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
Giligwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giligwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giligwa is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giligwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 670,508th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. Giligwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Giligwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 123,695. In Tanzania Giligwa is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 77 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziligwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Guligwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jiligwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Siligwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Giligbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silikwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zilikwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gilekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gulikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giligbeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngelegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgulegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailliegue | 59 | 79 | / |
| Silekwa | 57 | 390 | / |
| Gelekwa | 57 | 48 | / |
| Jelegwa | 57 | 12 | / |
| Silikua | 57 | 5 | / |
| Gilegui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ziligbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gueligue | 53 | 27 | / |
| Selikway | 53 | 23 | / |
| Dzilekwa | 53 | 17 | / |
| Geligbeh | 53 | 11 | / |
| Geleguaa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Silekway | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gaillegue | 50 | 21 | / |
| Gilisquet | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Giligwa
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