Kwiga Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Kwiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kwiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwiga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kwiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwiga is the 2,007,164th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kwiga is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Kwiga is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Tanzania Kwiga is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaiga | 91 | 51 | / |
| Nkwiga | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kwigai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kweiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kweisga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwuiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweigha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwega | 80 | 101 | / |
| Kuiga | 80 | 55 | / |
| Gwiga | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kwigi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuigha | 73 | 57 | / |
| Gwaiga | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nkuiga | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kuhiga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kuigad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwugha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuigai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwighe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkwighe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwayhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 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
- 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 Kwiga
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