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
The surname Kigambo occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kigambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 733,258th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. Kigambo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigambo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kigambo is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 102,197. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 10 percent reside and Kamwenge District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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