Kayiganwa Surname

114,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Kayiganwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayiganwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kayiganwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kayiganwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kayiganwa is found in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayiganwa? popularity and diffusion

Kayiganwa is the 114,301st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,801,618 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayiganwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,031 people, or 1 in 2,819. Outside of Rwanda Kayiganwa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayigganwa951/
Kaiganwa943/
Kainganwa892/
Kyeganwa8218/
Kayagamba6777/
Kayigomba6712/
Kaigomba5913/
Kaigambi591/
Kaigambo591/
Kayagambe56219/

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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
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  • 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 Kayiganwa
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