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 surname Kigame is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigame? popularity and diffusion
Kigame is the 906,170th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. It occurs predominantly 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 first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 181,811. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 30 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 19 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Rwanda, where 5 percent are found.
Kigame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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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