Kigama Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kigama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kigama (25) may also be a first name.
Kigama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigama (Marathi: िकगमा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kigama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigama are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 25 people.
The last name Kigama is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 60 percent live, Borno, where 10 percent live and Gombe, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaigama | 92 | 7,575 | / |
| Keigama | 92 | 23 | / |
| Kiogama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaigamma | 86 | 243 | / |
| Kaigaima | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kkaigama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khaigama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaighama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigoma | 83 | 790 | / |
| Kigame | 83 | 294 | / |
| Kigami | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kugama | 83 | 17 | / |
| Cigama | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kegama | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kigema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chigama | 77 | 1,077 | / |
| Kighoma | 77 | 1,039 | / |
| Kaygama | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kaigame | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kaigamo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kighema | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kaigoma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaîgama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khigami | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keygama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kugamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigamha | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kaigouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaingoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigomo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Kigome | 67 | 75 | / |
| Cegama | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kugema | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kegoma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kegame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kygame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegema | 67 | 1 | / |
Kigama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kigama in the Marathi language | ||
| िकगमा | ikagama | - |
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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 Kigama
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