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 surname Kigala occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 506,165th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigala is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 92,717. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 49 percent live, Iringa Region, where 23 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Kigala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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