Mwigara Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwigara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwigara Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Mwigara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwigara has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigara? popularity and diffusion

Mwigara is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Mwigara occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigara reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Mwigara is primarily concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 89 percent live and Wakiso District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwigora8661/
Mwigare867/
Mwigaro861/
Mbaigara801/
Mwegairo6794/
Mweigero674/
Mbhigare671/
Mwegero57180/
Mvugaro5710/
Mwegore574/
Mbigoro574/
Mbegare573/
Mbaigore531/
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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 Mwigara
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