Zigira Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Zigira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
The alternate forms: Žigira (2) are calculated separately.
Zigira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zigira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zigira is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant: Žigira. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zigira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Zigira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zigira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Zigira is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 14 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Zigira
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