Kigame Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Kigame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 254 | 1:181,811 | 13,664 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kigame (14) may also be a first name.
Kigame Demographics
Kigame Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigame has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kigame is the 906,170th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigame reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 181,811. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Bungoma County, where 30 percent live and Kakamega County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Kigame exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Rwanda, where 5 percent live.
Kigame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kigame last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaigame | 92 | 17 | / |
| Kigam | 91 | 122 | / |
| Kugame | 83 | 229 | / |
| Kigham | 83 | 111 | / |
| Kigome | 83 | 75 | / |
| Kigami | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kigeme | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kigama | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kaigam | 83 | 28 | / |
| Koigam | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kigime | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kegame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kygame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuigam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaigama | 77 | 7,575 | / |
| Kaingam | 77 | 338 | / |
| Chigame | 77 | 83 | / |
| Keigama | 77 | 23 | / |
| Khigami | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kugahme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiegham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoigaimei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kegam | 73 | 54 | / |
| Cigam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kigom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qigam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaigamma | 71 | 243 | / |
| Khaingam | 71 | 57 | / |
| Chigamhe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Khoingam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Keghameh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaigaima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kugahmeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kainngam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kkaigama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaigama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaighama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keingham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuingham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kigoma | 67 | 790 | / |
| Kegham | 67 | 154 | / |
| Kigoum | 67 | 50 | / |
| Cegame | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khainngam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chigam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keegam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keugam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kugami | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quigam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigayamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khegam | 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 Kigame
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