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 is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sigwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwe reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 90 percent live and Mombasa County, where 10 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
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
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- 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
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