Wigwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wigwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wigwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wigwa live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wigwa is most common in: Kisumu County, where 80 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Wigwa
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