Jigwa Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Jigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jigwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 814,680th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Jigwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jigwa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Jigwa is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 94 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Jigwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djigwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igwa | 89 | 254 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Sigwa | 80 | 593 | / |
| Jigba | 80 | 273 | / |
| Zigwa | 80 | 220 | / |
| Jicwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Aigwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Igwah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igwau | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gigwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yigwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Jigwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Igway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jiqwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jegwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jigwo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jigua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Higwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihgwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaigua | 73 | 858 | / |
| Saigwa | 73 | 310 | / |
| Ingwau | 73 | 183 | / |
| Sigway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Zigwai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Djigua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zzigwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ziggwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jaikwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Igwaya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sigwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oingwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dzigwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hjikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiguah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siqgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 67 | 360,950 | / |
| Igba | 67 | 20,515 | / |
| Ugwa | 67 | 3,503 | / |
| Egwa | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Igua | 67 | 2,262 | / |
| Ikwa | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Igwo | 67 | 537 | / |
| Highway | 67 | 199 | / |
| Jinghua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Djuikwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jingweh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jkwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hingway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yingkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igwuoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ingw'aa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaikwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dziegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zziggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jqwa | 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
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- 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 Jigwa
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