Sigoma Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sigoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3581:147,88213,472
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Sigoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigoma is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sigoma reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Sigoma is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 147,882. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live and Iringa Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shigoma921/
Shingoma8658/
Sigoumay861/
Ssiggoma861/
Sigama83862/
Segoma8365/
Zigoma8314/
Siguma839/
Sigome834/
Jigoma834/
Gigoma832/
Shing'oma807/
Chigoma771,370/
Sekgoma77279/
Gigomas77115/
Saigama7730/
Ssegoma7727/
Sikgomo7724/
Shigema7714/
Jigouma7712/
Gigouma778/
Zigouma778/
Seggoma772/
Shiguma772/
Sighome772/
Sigauma771/
Soigama771/
Sigamma771/
Shigama771/
Seegoma771/
Siegama771/
Ssiguma771/
Sighuma771/
Shiogama71617/
Shigumha7174/
Shengoma7125/
Shingomo7121/
Sseggoma7119/
Seigamas714/
Shingama713/
Shinguma711/
Sygoumas711/
Shegomea711/
Siggamau711/
Chaigoma711/
Seakgoma711/
Sigoumey710/
Segama67665/
Seguma67336/
Zigomo67203/
Gigomo6771/
Gigama6768/
Gegoma6750/
Sigame6748/
Zigama6742/
Sigemo6739/
Jigama6726/
Sigamo6714/
Segema6711/
Sigume679/
Shingamma678/
Cigama673/
Sigami672/
Zigomi672/
Segome672/
Ziguma671/
Sheghomea671/
Segomi671/
Zegoma671/
Sigumo671/
Segomo671/

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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 Sigoma
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