Gahigana Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Gahigana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Gahigana (16) may also be a first name.
Gahigana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahigana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gahigana is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gahigana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahigana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gahigana is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahigana are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Gahigana is most numerous in: Kiboga District, where 21 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 18 percent live and Kampala District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Rwanda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahi Gana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngahigana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gahigan | 93 | 67 | / |
| Kahigana | 88 | 107 | / |
| Kahiganwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kahiganha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gajjigana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gahagan | 80 | 2,951 | / |
| Cahigan | 80 | 340 | / |
| Gahegan | 80 | 60 | / |
| Gahican | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kahigan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gahogan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kahigano | 75 | 28 | / |
| Goahagan | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kihigana | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kahigani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kahegana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahikana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaihagan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gahugani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayhugan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gohagana | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cahawigan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kahawigan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gahikiani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaha Gana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kahiakina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gohagan | 67 | 156 | / |
| Gohegan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kahıgan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kahugan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahagun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahiken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cahigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahagan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gahagon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gahigana
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