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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 906,170th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Kigame is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigame live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kigame is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 181,811. In Kenya Kigame is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Bungoma County, where 30 percent live and Kakamega County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Rwanda, where 5 percent live.
Kigame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigame surname 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
- 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