Kigai Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Kigai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 344 | 1:113,486 | 10,992 |
| Kenya | 251 | 1:183,984 | 13,840 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Kigai (11) may also be a first name.
Kigai Demographics
Kigai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigai (Russian: Кигаи) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 527,543rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kigai are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kigai is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 113,486. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 87 percent live, Mbale District, where 4 percent live and Nakaseke District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Uganda Kigai exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.
Kigai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kigai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kigai in the Russian language | ||
| Кигаи | kigai | - |
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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 Kigai
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