Kigala Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Kigala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 571 | 1:92,717 | 9,267 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kigala (24) may also be a first name.
Kigala Demographics
Kigala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigala is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kigala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 506,165th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Kigala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 24 people.
Kigala is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 92,717. In Tanzania Kigala is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 49 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Kigala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigala last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaigala | 92 | 379 | / |
| Kigaila | 92 | 288 | / |
| Kiggala | 92 | 145 | / |
| Kighala | 92 | 40 | / |
| Kigalia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigaala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kighalha | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kaigaala | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kaingala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaigalla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigali | 83 | 5,635 | / |
| Kigola | 83 | 1,600 | / |
| Cigala | 83 | 1,458 | / |
| Kigalo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Kigela | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kugala | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kegala | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kygala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kigale | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koihgatla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cigalah | 77 | 239 | / |
| Kigaile | 77 | 190 | / |
| Chigala | 77 | 106 | / |
| Cigalla | 77 | 64 | / |
| Kaigola | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kigolah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kaigale | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kigiela | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kegalay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaigaly | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kugalay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiegela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kegaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kehgala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigolla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kegalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cighala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuigalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chighala | 71 | 75 | / |
| Khingale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keshgala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caiñgala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaingaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keingale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigaley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigahler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cigale | 67 | 765 | / |
| Kegalj | 67 | 320 | / |
| Kigolo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Cegala | 67 | 121 | / |
| Cigola | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kegale | 67 | 77 | / |
| Cigali | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kegaly | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kugela | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kegali | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigoli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khuingale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cigalo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kigole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qigela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigaalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugała | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kigala
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