Tigwera Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tigwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Tigwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigwera is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigwera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tigwera reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Tigwera is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Tigwera is mostly found in: Kamwenge District, where 33 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 33 percent live and Mbarara District, where 33 percent live. Other than Uganda Tigwera exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigwere8670/
Tiguera8653/
Tigwara866/
Tugwera865/
Taiguera801/
Teguera711,628/
Tiguira7142/
Tiguere7136/
Tegwere719/
Tiguero715/
Tiquera712/
Tegwara711/
Tekwera711/
Tiguara711/
Tigueri711/
Tikwira711/
Tiguaray676/
Ticueras673/
Teeguera671/
Teiguere671/
Tiqueira671/

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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 Tigwera
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