Sigopi Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sigopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia911:26,4774,202
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sigopi (25) may also be a first name.

Sigopi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigopi occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigopi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sigopi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Sigopi is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 26,477. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Oshana Region, where 88 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 4 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saigopi923/
Sigope831/
Segopi831/
Sekgopi771,144/
Sigappi771/
Jaigopi771/
Sekg'opi711/
Segopa671,103/
Segope67172/
Segapi6742/
Sigapa6725/
Segepi673/
Sekgopa6296/
Segapio6232/
Sekgope6215/
Chigope6210/
Sigapoa626/
Segopha621/
Caigopy621/
Sigaupe621/
Shigape621/
Sigappa621/
Jaigopee575/
Sekgopha574/
Shigappa573/
Sighaupe571/
Sighappa571/
Segapa502/
Segepe501/
Segape501/

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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 Sigopi
  • 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