Sigowa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sigowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Sigowa Last Name Facts

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

Sigowa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigowa? popularity and diffusion

Sigowa is the 2,075,631st most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Sigowa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sigowa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 534,785. In Uganda Sigowa is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 53 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 34 percent reside and Mbale District, where 3 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssigowa921/
Sigowai921/
Sigow915/
Sigova831,191/
Sigawa83193/
Zigowa83167/
Sigoba83108/
Segowa8396/
Sikowa8392/
Sigowo8353/
Shigow831/
Siggow830/
Saigawa77585/
Chigowa7776/
Shigova7770/
Shigawa7744/
Cigohwa7734/
Sekgowa7730/
Zsigova778/
Saigova774/
Segojwa772/
Ziggowa771/
Shegowa771/
Shigoba771/
Shigoow771/
Ssegowa771/
Shikowa771/
Sikhowa771/
Sigov731,120/
Sigob7315/
Sigaw737/
Sigab737/
Sigav734/
Sigaf731/
Skowa731/
Siggawat7132/
Shingova7124/
Shingawa7117/
Zsigoova716/
Shaigova712/
Shingowo711/
Djigouwa711/
Sikgobha711/
Sig6710,998/
Segawa677,416/
Shegow671,141/
Gigova671,141/
Sigaba67831/
Sikova67507/
Sighav67148/
Jigawa67146/
Zigova67132/
Segova67129/
Segoba67107/
Shigov6779/
Sicova6754/
Sigobo6750/
Siggav6735/
Sekowa6724/
Sigabo6717/
Zikowa6715/
Saigov679/
Gigawa675/
Sigawo675/
Shigab674/
Sigava674/
Sigoff674/
Zigawa674/
Sigovo672/
Seagow672/
Cikowa672/
Sigovs672/
Cigova671/
Cigoba671/
Shigav671/
Sygova671/
Shigaf671/
Zixowa671/
Secowa671/

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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 Sigowa
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