Sigwejo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sigwejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigwejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Sigwejo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sigwejo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sigwejo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigwejo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwejo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Sigwejo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 47 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 21 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigweje8613/
Sigweja862/
Sigwijo861/
Sikgweco805/
Shiguejo801/
Sigwie771/
Sigwee771/
Sigwiji71191/
Sigwija7133/
Sigwayo712/
Sigwaye711/
Sigueio711/
Sigweca711/
Sigwaja711/
Seigwei711/
Saingwea6724/
Chigweje671/
Seguedjo671/
Shikweyo671/

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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 Sigwejo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis