Kwigize Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kwigize Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwigize Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8291:63,8626,786
Uganda1741:224,36417,332
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Burundi161:612,803644
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwigize (286) may also be a first name.

Kwigize Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwigize is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwigize? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwigize is the 335,329th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,625,042 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwigize live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kwigize is also the 523,065th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 286 people.

The last name Kwigize is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 829 people, or 1 in 63,862. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 79 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Kwigize is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwigize931/
Kwigiza864/
Kwijize863/
Kwigeze862/
Kwisize861/
Kwigizi861/
Kwigeza71335/
Kwizizi7117/
Kwesige7111/
Kwegiza711/
Kwisigi711/
Kgwizizi671/
Kwegeza576/
Kwesisi571/
Guezize571/
Guizezi571/
Quigige571/
Kwegese571/
Guezzize531/
Kwaisisi531/
Kwegayaza502/

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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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  • 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 Kwigize
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