Zigwa Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

Zigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zigwa Last Name Facts

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

Zigwa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zigwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,108,016th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zigwa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Zigwa is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zigwai9118/
Zzigwa9114/
Ziggwa9114/
Dzigwa912/
Dziegwa831/
Zziggwa831/
Sigwa80593/
Jigwa80342/
Zigba8071/
Zikwa8045/
Gigwa8026/
Zegwa803/
Zigua802/
Zigwe802/
Chigwa731,649/
Dzigba73419/
Dzigua73366/
Saigwa73310/
Sigway7333/
Zzikwa739/
Tsigwa736/
Sigwai735/
Zhigwo735/
Zoikwa732/
Zeikwa731/
Zikwas731/
Zigbai731/
Ziguat731/
Zuigua731/
Djigwa731/
Zikway731/
Siqgwa731/
Zeigua731/
Zoigwe731/
Ziegua731/
Ziegba731/
Rzigua731/
Zigwer731/
Dzikwa731/
Ziekwa731/
Chigway6772/
Zeiguah6735/
Zigweid6732/
Tchigwa6719/
Chuigwa6717/
Zhaigua6717/
Zeigbay672/
Chikgwa671/
Cighwua671/
Dzigbah671/
Zhaikwa671/
Zieguea671/
Zeigbah671/
Zaigbay671/
Zieguah671/
Zeegway671/
Dzigwei671/
Chaigwa671/

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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 Zigwa
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