Sigwai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sigwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Sigwai Last Name Facts

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

Sigwai is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sigwai is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live and Western Cape, where 33 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live.

Sigwai Last Name Statistics demography

Sigwai earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 268.38% more than the national average, earning R 875,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigwayi92313/
Sigwa91593/
Sigwi916/
Sigcwayi862/
Segwai83606/
Saigwa83310/
Shigwa83115/
Sikwai8382/
Sigway8333/
Zigwai8318/
Siguai834/
Sigwid833/
Sigwie831/
Ssigwa831/
Siqgwa831/
Siqwayi77272/
Sigwiji77191/
Sikwayi77106/
Sigwija7733/
Shigwah7714/
Segwayi777/
Sicwayi776/
Sigwayo772/
Sigweja772/
Saingwa771/
Zigwayi771/
Saigbai771/
Shikwai771/
Seigwei771/
Seingwa771/
Sigwaja771/
Sigwaya771/
Sigwaye771/
Sigwijo771/
Saiguai771/
Siegwad770/
Sigua7311,071/
Sigui732,672/
Sikwa731,690/
Sigba73638/
Jigwa73342/
Zigwa73220/
Segwa7366/
Sicwa7353/
Gigwa7326/
Sigwe7320/
Sigva7318/
Sigbi739/
Sikwi732/
Segwi731/
Sygwa731/
Siqwa731/
Shengwai7129/
Saingwea7124/
Shing'wa714/
Shighwua714/
Chigwayi711/
Siegwast711/
Sekgwaie711/
Siguas673,509/
Saigua672,615/
Chigwa671,649/
Shigui67773/
Sekgwa67307/
Seigua67229/
Shigba67180/
Saikwa67153/
Sekwai67128/
Chigwi67116/
Shikwa6769/
Segway6755/
Siguay6754/
Shegwa6745/
Shigbi6734/
Seugwa6723/
Suikwa6722/
Shingwayo6715/
Siegba6714/
Ziggwa6714/
Zzigwa6714/
Saigui6713/
Soikwa6712/
Shigva6711/
Shikwi6711/
Seigba6710/
Seguai679/
Sighvi678/
Sighva677/
Saigba677/
Soigui677/
Siegui677/
Seigui675/
Shigvi674/
Shigua674/
Segwae674/
Sikwae673/
Sigvid673/
Siggua673/
Sikwah672/
Shigwe672/
Sigvad672/
Sigvat672/
Ssegwa672/
Seggwa672/
Dzigwa672/
Sigcwe672/
Soigba671/
Siegwauth671/
Sighui671/
Sigvay671/
Segwas671/
Sikwau671/
Sigbay671/
Sigwee671/
Siguei671/
Suigui671/
Seagwa671/
Zigbai671/
Sisgua671/
Sikwui671/
Sigbea671/
Sigeva671/
Siguad671/
Siguaz671/
Ssigwe671/
Segbai671/
Segwih671/
Djigwa671/
Siguaa671/
Scikwa671/
Shiqwa671/
Siguah671/

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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 Sigwai
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