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 last name Zigira has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as: Žigira. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zigira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Zigira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zigira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Zigira is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Zigira is most common in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 14 percent live and Kibaale District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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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