Kigambe Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Kigambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 86 | 1:453,945 | 27,029 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Kigambe (60) may also be a first name.
Kigambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigambe is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kigambe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigambe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,683,218th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigambe are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 60 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 453,945. In Uganda it is most common in: Isingiro District, where 29 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 17 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiggambe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Keigambe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kigombe | 86 | 651 | / |
| Kigamba | 86 | 538 | / |
| Kigembe | 86 | 128 | / |
| Kigambi | 86 | 25 | / |
| Cigambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kighombe | 80 | 69 | / |
| Chigambe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kaigamba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kighamba | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kigombey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kaigambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigoombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaigembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigomba | 71 | 3,255 | / |
| Kigombi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kugombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigonbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigombe | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Keigomba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaigomba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kigomboa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigoumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keygombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chigombi | 53 | 117 | / |
| Chegombe | 53 | 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 Kigambe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis