Shiganga Surname
Approximately 696 people bear this surname
Shiganga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 689 | 1:76,838 | 7,955 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shiganga (40) may also be a first name.
Shiganga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiganga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiganga (Marathi: िशगंगा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiganga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 479,498th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. Shiganga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shiganga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shiganga is also the 1,614,485th most frequent given name globally, borne by 40 people.
The surname Shiganga is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 76,838. In Tanzania Shiganga is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 47 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiganga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiganga in the Marathi language | ||
| िशगंगा | isaganga | - |
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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 Shiganga
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