Sigwija Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sigwija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigwija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Sigwija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigwija has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigwija? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sigwija are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 101,628. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Quthing District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent are found.

Sigwija Last Name Statistics demography

Sigwija earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.62% less than the national average, earning R 38,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigwiji86191/
Segwija864/
Sigweja862/
Sigwijo861/
Sigwaja861/
Seingwia8027/
Sigway7733/
Sigbia7721/
Siguia778/
Sigwai775/
Sicwia773/
Sigwie771/
Sigwayi71313/
Sikwiza7133/
Sigwejo7123/
Sigweje7113/
Sikwiya715/
Sigboja714/
Siguisa714/
Sigwayo712/
Seigwei711/
Sigguia711/
Siguiya711/
Sigweca711/
Sigwaye711/
Sigwaya711/
Sikwaja711/
Siqwiji711/
Segwiya711/
Chigwiya67227/
Chigwaja6727/
Shikwiza6727/
Shigbaja6725/
Saingwea6724/
Chigwiza6713/
Shigboja674/
Sigcwayi672/
Ssegwiya671/
Chigwisa671/

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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 Sigwija
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