Kahigana Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Kahigana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 105 | 1:371,803 | 23,930 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kahigana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahigana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahigana is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahigana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,775,494th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Kahigana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahigana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 371,803. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Ntungamo District, where 27 percent live, Isingiro District, where 13 percent live and Ssembabule District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahiganwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kahingana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kahighana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kahiganha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kahigan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gahigana | 88 | 40 | / |
| Kahigano | 88 | 28 | / |
| Kihigana | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kahigani | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kahegana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kahikana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kahawigan | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kaha Gana | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kahiakina | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kahingano | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gahi Gana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cahigan | 80 | 340 | / |
| Gahigan | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kahıgan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kahugan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaegana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahikina | 75 | 158 | / |
| Kahugani | 75 | 87 | / |
| Kahukana | 75 | 54 | / |
| Kahakyna | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kahacana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaha Gan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahigneu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahakian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cahawigan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kwehagana | 71 | 26 | / |
| Khahugani | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kahayagan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kahaikyna | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwihagana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaho-Kana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khahikyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khahukana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahiakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahakanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keihigani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahagan | 67 | 2,951 | / |
| Gahegan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Koegana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gahican | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuhagan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kohagan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kahakyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kohogan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cahigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahiken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihegan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cahagan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gahogan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koengana | 63 | 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 Kahigana
- 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