Sigame Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sigame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sigame (22) may also be a first name.

Sigame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sigame is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Sigame is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sigame live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sigame is also the 2,301,746th most common first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 70 percent are found and Harare Province, where 30 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigam91623/
Shingame864/
Saingame862/
Shigam831,168/
Sigama83862/
Segame83279/
Soigam83145/
Siggam8345/
Sigham8341/
Sigime8333/
Saigam8318/
Sigamm8310/
Sigaam834/
Zigame834/
Sigome834/
Sigami832/
Jigame831/
Sigeme831/
Seigam831/
Saingam775,812/
Shingam771,815/
Chigame7783/
Shigami7782/
Saigama7730/
Soingam7724/
Shegame7717/
Sigaima7714/
Saigham7712/
Jigamed7710/
Shigamm776/
Sekgame775/
Shigeme774/
Jigamet773/
Seigham772/
Sighome772/
Sheigam772/
Soigama771/
Sigamma771/
Saigami771/
Shigama771/
Shigham771/
Siegama771/
Ssegame771/
Sigamoi771/
Sigauma771/
Segamie771/
Seingam771/
Segam73187/
Zigam7370/
Sigom7370/
Cigam733/
Shigemei7177/
Shaingam7163/
Chigamhe7139/
Sigiyama7130/
Segojame7117/
Scheigam716/
Shaigham714/
Zeighame712/
Chigamed712/
Sciogham711/
Shingami711/
Shingham711/
Seighami711/
Sigijime711/
Shiggami711/
Saingaum711/
Sainhgam711/
Sigoumey710/
Segami673,441/
Shigeyama673,383/
Seggam67841/
Segama67665/
Zaigam67577/
Shigiyama67461/
Sigoma67364/
Zigham67212/
Jigami67198/
Shegam67105/
Sighom6790/
Segham6778/
Zigama6742/
Jegame6714/
Cegame678/
Segime678/
Sigemi677/
Chigam675/
Zegame674/
Zigami673/
Cigama673/
Segeme673/
Saygam672/
Seagam672/
Seegam672/
Segome672/
Suigom672/
Zeighamei671/
Shygam671/
Segamm671/
Gigami671/
Gegame671/
Zeigam671/

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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 Sigame
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis