Kigambo Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Kigambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 382 | 1:102,197 | 10,211 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kigambo (10) may also be a first name.
Kigambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigambo is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigambo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 733,258th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name Kigambo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigambo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigambo is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 102,197. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent live, Isingiro District, where 10 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kighambo | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kaigambo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kuingambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kigamba | 86 | 538 | / |
| Kigombo | 86 | 162 | / |
| Kaigamba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kighamba | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kigomboa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chigambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaingamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chig'ambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kigomba | 71 | 3,255 | / |
| Kugombo | 71 | 310 | / |
| Cigamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kugamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kegamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigamba | 67 | 6,021 | / |
| Chigombo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Keigomba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaigomba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kigoumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kyogamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiganbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiganbou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaighemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chig'amba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kugomba | 57 | 10 | / |
| Kegomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chigomba | 53 | 297 | / |
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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 Kigambo
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