Ziligwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ziligwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ziligwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziligwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ziligwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziligwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ziligwa is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ziligwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ziligwa reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Ziligwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Ziligwa is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 83 percent live and Mubende District, where 17 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 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 Ziligwa
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