Sigenu Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

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

Sigenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6541:32,7564,193
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sigenu Last Name Facts

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

Sigenu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigenu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 240,883rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,390,088 people. The last name Sigenu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigenu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,654 people, or 1 in 32,756. In South Africa Sigenu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Sigenu Last Name Statistics demography

Sigenu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.18% less than the national average, earning R 168,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Signou83226/
Signus8382/
Segenu838/
Siginu833/
Sicenu831/
Gigenu831/
Signau831/
Signeu831/
Signoud7753/
Signeux7741/
Signoux7739/
Seignou7730/
Chigenu7724/
Shegenu7716/
Segenau7715/
Signaux7712/
Siganuh775/
Signeus774/
Siegnou772/
Segenuh771/
Segengu771/
Cigengu771/
Sesienu771/
Seghenu771/
Sikgnou771/
Sighnou771/
Siginou771/
Segenou771/
Segnu731/
Sygnu730/
Seignoux71226/
Soigneux71170/
Suiceanu7161/
Seiceanu7139/
Seignous7110/
Saiganou716/
Seguenou712/
Sesienou711/
Seigneux711/
Saignoux711/
Siguinau711/
Sighonou711/
Shengenu711/
Siesenup710/
Zegenu671,288/
Segnou67602/
Sesinu67221/
Ziegenaus6777/
Sesenu6727/
Segenhout6724/
Sisinu6721/
Shegnu678/
Signoo675/
Sejinu674/
Ziganu673/
Sezenu672/
Sizinu671/
Ségnou671/
Sitcheneu671/
Segnau671/

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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
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  • 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 Sigenu
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