Kanigye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kanigye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanigye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanigye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanigye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanigye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanigye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanigye is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanigye live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanigye is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Kanigye is mostly concentrated in: Kamwenge District, where 78 percent reside, Masindi District, where 11 percent reside and Sheema District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanige | 92 | 64 | / |
| Kaniger | 86 | 36 | / |
| Kannige | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanigee | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangige | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanigay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanigge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanigher | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kanigi | 77 | 166 | / |
| Kaniga | 77 | 147 | / |
| Kanege | 77 | 113 | / |
| Konige | 77 | 24 | / |
| Canige | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kanaighay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniega | 71 | 339 | / |
| Kanigui | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kanighi | 71 | 66 | / |
| Caniguy | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kanyoge | 71 | 56 | / |
| Koniges | 71 | 25 | / |
| Koniger | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kanniga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kanigga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koniget | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaneger | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaaniga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konigie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanigi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanegee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kainiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konoige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konigeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kannigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canidge | 71 | 0 | / |
| Konigay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Casnige | 71 | 0 | / |
| Konniger | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kannigui | 67 | 52 | / |
| Khaneger | 67 | 13 | / |
| Canigher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canigier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiniges | 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 Kanigye
- 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