Kesiga Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Kesiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kesiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kesiga (Oriya: େକଶିଗା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kesiga is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kesiga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kesiga is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Kesiga is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 23 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 8 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda Kesiga exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keesiga | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kesigha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kehsigha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasiga | 83 | 2,553 | / |
| Kisiga | 83 | 298 | / |
| Kosiga | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kesigo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kesige | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kejiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koshiga | 77 | 378 | / |
| Kishiga | 77 | 179 | / |
| Kyosiga | 77 | 99 | / |
| Kashiga | 77 | 74 | / |
| Kassiga | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kasigha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kisigga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khasiga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kesigye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kasigga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kisigha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kossiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kesighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kegigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasaiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasigau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaasiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishinga | 71 | 213 | / |
| Khoshiga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kissigai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kitsigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiezigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kossigga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kissigga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassoiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasseiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kessiger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasaigau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisige | 67 | 2,467 | / |
| Kisigo | 67 | 537 | / |
| Kesego | 67 | 512 | / |
| Kaziga | 67 | 508 | / |
| Kasega | 67 | 342 | / |
| Kesegi | 67 | 265 | / |
| Kizega | 67 | 220 | / |
| Kisega | 67 | 196 | / |
| Kasigo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Casiga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kijiga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kijega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kigiga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kazega | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiziga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kegega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kisigi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kigega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kosigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cosiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cesega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kocega | 67 | 1 | / |
Kesiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesiga in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଶିଗା | ekasiga | - |
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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 Kesiga
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