Vigume Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Vigume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Vigume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigume is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vigume live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigum9117/
Bigume837/
Vaigum831/
Vaigoum7724/
Waigume775/
Bigaume774/
Baigume771/
Bigoume771/
Bigum731,211/
Vegum73223/
Wigum73146/
Vigom7312/
Vaighaum711/
Baigum6718,337/
Begume67896/
Beigum67880/
Weigum67594/
Veygum67382/
Biguma6775/
Bighum6751/
Wiggum6742/
Vaygum6739/
Whigum6735/
Veggum6714/
Biggum6713/
Waigum677/
Wiguma677/
Figome673/
Bigaum673/
Wiegum671/
Vighom671/
Bigumj671/
Bihgum671/
Bigumm671/
Bigumi671/
Figumi671/
Veagum671/

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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
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  • 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 Vigume
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