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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Igisa is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Igisa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Igisa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 27 percent reside, Soroti District, where 27 percent reside and Ngora District, where 21 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Paraguay, where 3 percent reside.

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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis