Zigwana Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Zigwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Zigwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zigwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zigwana occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zigwana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zigwana are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda Zigwana is most prevalent in: Kamuli District, where 29 percent live, Mayuge District, where 29 percent live and Kampala District, where 16 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigwana | 86 | 34 | / |
| Zigwena | 86 | 6 | / |
| Zikwana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gigwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigwana | 80 | 171 | / |
| Saigwana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sigcwana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chigwanha | 75 | 199 | / |
| Siqugwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshigwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jikwana | 71 | 855 | / |
| Sigwane | 71 | 845 | / |
| Sikwana | 71 | 386 | / |
| Segwana | 71 | 227 | / |
| Siqwana | 71 | 182 | / |
| Sigwani | 71 | 48 | / |
| Zigbane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zikwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cegwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cicwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gigwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gekwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwana | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Sekgwana | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tsikwana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ziqwaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saigwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sighwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chicwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegcwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikqwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikgwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiguana | 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
- 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 Zigwana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis