Igisa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Igisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igisa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Igisa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda Igisa is most numerous in: Serere District, where 27 percent live, Soroti District, where 27 percent live and Ngora District, where 21 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Paraguay, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingisa91543/
Gigisa915/
Higisa915/
Jigisa911/
Jingisa83117/
Jigisha8334/
Igiesca8323/
Ingissa837/
Inggisa832/
Hingisa832/
Igiesia832/
Ing'isa831/
Igoissa831/
Igaissa831/
Iguissa831/
Yingisa831/
Igusa803,254/
Igisi8075/
Igesa8065/
Isisa8029/
Egisa8015/
Igiso8010/
Ugisa805/
Igija805/
Igise802/
Igiza801/
Icisa801/
Aigaissa778/
Iguisi73190/
Isuisa73174/
Ugisay73129/
Igesca73107/
Izuisa7346/
Gigesa7333/
Jigija7326/
Uggisa7319/
Gigisi7318/
Jigiso7316/
Isisad7316/
Igesia736/
Ingise736/
Hisisa736/
Gigiso736/
Ingiza735/
Ingesa735/
Jijisa735/
Gigise733/
Igugia732/
Iseisa732/
Igaiza732/
Ingisi731/
Egisay731/
Yogisa731/
Igesha731/
Iguise731/
Igusha731/
Ižitsa731/
Isisai731/
Isigia731/
Ugisah731/
Gegisa731/
Engisa731/
Exigia731/
Aigusa731/
Iscisa731/
Ikhisa731/
Jigesa731/
Jigise731/
Isisah731/
Gezisa731/
Igessa731/
Ingaiza67525/
Gingise6754/
Ingizza6730/
Jingiso6727/
Izhitsa6718/
Ighissy679/
Egaissa678/
Jingisi676/
Ichisha676/
Higishi675/
Ichisoa675/
Izeagia674/
Ugaisah674/
Aisisah673/
Ingiszi673/
Ugaisay673/
Ughisah671/
Jigesha671/
Hijaisa671/
Aigesha671/
Yogisha671/
Idjitsa671/
Igiecia671/
Izhuisa671/
Higisse671/
Hicaisa671/
Hingiza671/
Yisigia671/
Higusha671/
Ingesha671/
Hengisa671/
Ygiesca671/
Ezidgia671/
Igieses671/

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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 Igisa
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