Wigira Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Wigira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wigira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigira is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Wigira live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wigira is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 802,146. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 83 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigitra | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waingira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waigaira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigira | 83 | 403 | / |
| Wisira | 83 | 70 | / |
| Vigira | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wigura | 83 | 63 | / |
| Wugira | 83 | 20 | / |
| Wijira | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wizira | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wigera | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wegiera | 77 | 334 | / |
| Wygiera | 77 | 132 | / |
| Waigera | 77 | 88 | / |
| Waigiri | 77 | 45 | / |
| Waisira | 77 | 22 | / |
| Waijira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baigira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigiraj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beigira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woigera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wigairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huigira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wigerat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wisairat | 71 | 59 | / |
| Vigueira | 71 | 26 | / |
| Waichira | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wijitrat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Baigoira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wijitray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichirat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baigiraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weizeira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woidjira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Visgueira | 67 | 625 | / |
| Bijira | 67 | 384 | / |
| Bigiri | 67 | 335 | / |
| Bigera | 67 | 265 | / |
| Begira | 67 | 236 | / |
| Wegera | 67 | 134 | / |
| Vigura | 67 | 78 | / |
| Vicira | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vigera | 67 | 51 | / |
| Wejira | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wizera | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wigeri | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wesira | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wygera | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bigire | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wigero | 67 | 9 | / |
| Visira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vizira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vigueiras | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bizira | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uigire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wegiri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bigiro | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wegura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uicira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vigiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijitrrat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wigira
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