Sigwe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Sigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sigwe occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sigwe is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sigwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwe live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Sigwe is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 90 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigcwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Shigwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ssigwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sigwie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sigwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sigw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Saingwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sigweth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Seigwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seingwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shiogwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sigue | 80 | 11,555 | / |
| Segwe | 80 | 954 | / |
| Sikwe | 80 | 672 | / |
| Sigwa | 80 | 593 | / |
| Sicwe | 80 | 70 | / |
| Sigbe | 80 | 61 | / |
| Jigwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Sigwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sigve | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zigwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saingwea | 77 | 24 | / |
| Shigwedh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chigwe | 73 | 1,443 | / |
| Seigue | 73 | 891 | / |
| Shigue | 73 | 590 | / |
| Saigwa | 73 | 310 | / |
| Shikwe | 73 | 293 | / |
| Siegue | 73 | 141 | / |
| Shigwa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Sigoue | 73 | 111 | / |
| Soigbe | 73 | 63 | / |
| Sekgwe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Saigbe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Sigway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Siegbe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Shigbe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Saigue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Seigbe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sigwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sigbee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sigwid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Siekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shigve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siguei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zigwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sigbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siguey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sidkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siqgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Segweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seakgwe | 67 | 127 | / |
| Zigweid | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shingve | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chuigwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shigbeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shiguei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shikwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siegoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sygw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saygwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seigueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzigwei | 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 Sigwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis