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
Kanigye occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanigye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanigye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanigye reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanigye is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Kanigye is most numerous in: Kamwenge District, where 78 percent are found, Masindi District, where 11 percent are found and Sheema District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Kanigye occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
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
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