Kigaga Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kigaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigaga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigaga is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kigaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigaga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda Kigaga is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 59 percent are found, Tororo District, where 6 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Uganda Kigaga is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiganga92894/
Kigaiga9252/
Kaigaga9227/
Kigaaga9216/
Kigagga922/
Kuigaiga861/
Kigangga861/
Kigago837/
Kigega832/
Kigage831/
Kigagi831/
Kigoga831/
Chigaga77739/
Kigonga77332/
Kigange77115/
Kigango778/
Kaigega774/
Keganga772/
Kigagui771/
Kigangi771/
Kechgaga711/
Chigagai711/
Kayganga711/
Kigogo67505/
Kigogi6755/
Chigaigai6718/
Cigoga673/
Cigagi671/
Koynganga671/

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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 Kigaga
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