Sigonda Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sigonda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigonda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sigonda (15) may also be a first name.

Sigonda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigonda is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigonda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sigonda reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sigonda is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename globally, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 56 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 34 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Sigonda is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Sigonda
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