Shigwak Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shigwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shigwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shigwak is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigwak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Shigwak is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shigwak are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingwak | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shingwauk | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shegwak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chicwak | 71 | 41 | / |
| Sigueak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Segwayk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suhkwak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwake | 67 | 298 | / |
| Shikwagh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sickwask | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shiekwagh | 63 | 11 | / |
| Siguac | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaqe | 57 | 6 | / |
| Chiguac | 57 | 4 | / |
| Siquake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shukwok | 57 | 1 | / |
| Secwack | 57 | 0 | / |
| Chikwagh | 53 | 4 | / |
| Shekwagh | 53 | 4 | / |
| Siguaque | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chiguaque | 50 | 17 | / |
| Shenkwagh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chikwuoke | 50 | 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 Shigwak
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