Sigweje Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sigweje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigweje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sigweje (16) may also be a first name.

Sigweje Last Name Facts

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

Sigweje is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigweje? popularity and diffusion

Sigweje is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sigweje are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Sigweje is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Sigweje occurs in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 8 percent reside.

Sigweje Last Name Statistics demography

Sigweje earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.14% less than the national average, earning R 16,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigwee921/
Sigwejo8623/
Sigweja862/
Chigweje801/
Sigwie771/
Sikwese7111,785/
Sigwiji71191/
Sigwija7133/
Sikweze7119/
Sigueze711/
Sigwijo711/
Sigwaye711/
Sigwaja711/
Sikwege711/
Sikwece711/
Seigwei711/
Segbeje711/
Chigwese6758/
Saingwea6724/
Saigboje671/
Segwesee671/
Shiguejo671/
Sikweese671/

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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 Sigweje
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