Jigwa Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Jigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jigwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 814,680th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jigwa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Jigwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 94 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djigwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igwa | 89 | 254 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Sigwa | 80 | 593 | / |
| Jigba | 80 | 273 | / |
| Zigwa | 80 | 220 | / |
| Jicwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Aigwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Igwah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igwau | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gigwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yigwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Jigwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Igway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jiqwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jegwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jigwo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jigua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Higwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihgwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaigua | 73 | 858 | / |
| Saigwa | 73 | 310 | / |
| Ingwau | 73 | 183 | / |
| Sigway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Zigwai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Djigua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zzigwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ziggwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jaikwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Igwaya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sigwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oingwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dzigwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hjikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiguah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siqgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 67 | 360,950 | / |
| Igba | 67 | 20,515 | / |
| Ugwa | 67 | 3,503 | / |
| Egwa | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Igua | 67 | 2,262 | / |
| Ikwa | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Igwo | 67 | 537 | / |
| Highway | 67 | 199 | / |
| Jinghua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Djuikwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jingweh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jkwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hingway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yingkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igwuoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ingw'aa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaikwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dziegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zziggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jqwa | 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
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- 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 Jigwa
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