Guigma Surname

19,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Guigma Surname User-submission:

Guigma means 'lions'. It is the plural form of Guiguemde (lion). It is borne by the Mosse ethnic group, in Central and Northern Burkina Faso.

Guigma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso27,5481:66691
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Guigma (46) may also be a first name.

Guigma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Guigma means 'lions'. It is the plural form of Guiguemde (lion). It is borne by the Mosse ethnic group, in Central and Northern Burkina Faso.

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Guigma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guigma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Guigma occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guigma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,823rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 263,869 people. Guigma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guigma are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Guigma is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.

The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 27,548 people, or 1 in 666. In Burkina Faso Guigma is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 36 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Guigma Last Name Statistics demography

Guigma earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gigma9139/
Gigmai83919/
Guegma8324/
Guygma8310/
Gigmat837/
Gegma733/
Ghaingma711/
Guegmo672/
Gegmah671/
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