Sigowa Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Sigowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Sigowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sigowa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,075,631st most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sigowa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 534,785. In Uganda Sigowa is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 53 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 34 percent reside and Mbale District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssigowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sigowai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sigow | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sigova | 83 | 1,191 | / |
| Sigawa | 83 | 193 | / |
| Zigowa | 83 | 167 | / |
| Sigoba | 83 | 108 | / |
| Segowa | 83 | 96 | / |
| Sikowa | 83 | 92 | / |
| Sigowo | 83 | 53 | / |
| Shigow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Siggow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Saigawa | 77 | 585 | / |
| Chigowa | 77 | 76 | / |
| Shigova | 77 | 70 | / |
| Shigawa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Cigohwa | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sekgowa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Zsigova | 77 | 8 | / |
| Saigova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Segojwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ziggowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shegowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shigoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shigoow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssegowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shikowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikhowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sigov | 73 | 1,120 | / |
| Sigob | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sigaw | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sigab | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sigav | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sigaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siggawat | 71 | 32 | / |
| Shingova | 71 | 24 | / |
| Shingawa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Zsigoova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shaigova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shingowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djigouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikgobha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sig | 67 | 10,998 | / |
| Segawa | 67 | 7,416 | / |
| Shegow | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Gigova | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Sigaba | 67 | 831 | / |
| Sikova | 67 | 507 | / |
| Sighav | 67 | 148 | / |
| Jigawa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Zigova | 67 | 132 | / |
| Segova | 67 | 129 | / |
| Segoba | 67 | 107 | / |
| Shigov | 67 | 79 | / |
| Sicova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Sigobo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Siggav | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sekowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sigabo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zikowa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Saigov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gigawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sigawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shigab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigoff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zigawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigovo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seagow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cikowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sigovs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cigova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shigav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sygova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shigaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zixowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secowa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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