Swiga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swiga (243) may also be a first name.

Swiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiga is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Swiga reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most numerous forename internationally, held by 243 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Swiga is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 69 percent reside and Mara Region, where 31 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swigat911/
Szwiega838/
Suiga801,083/
Sviga8019/
Swigo8013/
Swega806/
Swigi805/
Swige800/
Shweigha773,672/
Schwaiga774/
Szwigacz771/
Schwigat771/
Swegea73103/
Svinga7345/
Sweigi7342/
Swoigi7332/
Swegat7318/
Swaigi7312/
Suigai7312/
Swegay735/
Swigoň734/
Swiget732/
Sweige732/
Swegad731/
Suhiga731/
Sbaiga731/
Swigui731/
Shwigi731/
Swigis731/
Swegas731/
Sweigy730/
Sweiger67252/
Swigost6745/
Svigach6738/
Schweigatz6734/
Shweigi6716/
Swaiger6710/
Sweegay676/
Sbeigha674/
Swigget673/
Swhegat671/
Swainge671/
Shwiger671/
Shuigha671/
Szwiger671/
Shwaigi671/
Shwighi671/
Sweagea670/
Swigett670/
Sweiget670/
Suighas670/
Swiggit670/

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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 Swiga
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