Sigwejo Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Sigwejo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Sigwejo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sigwejo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sigwejo is found most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sigwejo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwejo reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Sigwejo is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 47 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 21 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
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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
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