Kakiga Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Kakiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 219 | 1:178,262 | 14,925 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kakiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakiga is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakiga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 178,262. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 16 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 15 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda Kakiga exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakigga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kakeiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kakhinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakuga | 83 | 97 | / |
| Kakigi | 83 | 64 | / |
| Kaciga | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kaakighga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khakhinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakegai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kakhuga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kakyoga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kakigui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakuige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakugga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaakighi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khachiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaychiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kacuga | 67 | 126 | / |
| Kokuga | 67 | 75 | / |
| Caciga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kakugo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kakegi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kekigo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kokigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakego | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cakigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokigi | 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 Kakiga
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