Sigama Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sigama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7361:73,6119,155
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sigama (70) may also be a first name.

Sigama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigama (Hindi: सिगमा, Marathi: िसगमा, Oriya: ସିଗମା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,240th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sigama reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 70 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 73,611. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Sigama Last Name Statistics demography

Sigama earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning R 190,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saigama9230/
Sigaima9214/
Sigauma921/
Siegama921/
Shigama921/
Sigamma921/
Soigama921/
Shiogama86617/
Seigamas864/
Shingama863/
Siggamau861/
Sigueama861/
Segama83665/
Sigoma83364/
Gigama8368/
Sigame8348/
Zigama8342/
Jigama8326/
Sigamo8314/
Cigama833/
Sigami832/
Shingamma808/
Chigama771,077/
Shigami7782/
Sighamo7717/
Shigema7714/
Segamat776/
Seggama774/
Djigama773/
Jaigama773/
Zzigama772/
Siegamo772/
Sigamoi771/
Sigamot771/
Shigoma771/
Zigamma771/
Jigamat771/
Seagama771/
Saigami771/
Shigamo771/
Jigaima771/
Zigaama771/
Chigamha7160/
Shingoma7158/
Shingame714/
Shengama713/
Saingame712/
Sighamou711/
Shegamma711/
Seegamma711/
Shiggami711/
Sigoumay711/
Djigamai711/
Seighami711/
Ssiggoma711/
Shingami711/
Segami673,441/
Segame67279/
Segoma6765/
Sigemo6739/
Gegama6726/
Cegama6722/
Zegama6721/
Zigoma6714/
Segema6711/
Shing'oma677/
Jegama676/
Zigame674/
Sigome674/
Jigoma674/
Zigami673/
Gigoma672/
Gigamo671/
Sheng'ama671/
Chichgama671/
Xigamo671/

Sigama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sigama in the Marathi language
िसगमाisagama-
Sigama in the Oriya language
ସିଗମାsigama92.31
ସିଗାsiga7.69
Sigama in the Hindi language
सिगमाsigama33.33
सिगामाsigama33.33
सीगामाsigama16.67
सीगमाsigama16.67

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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
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  • 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 Sigama
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