Kigami Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kigami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kigami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kigami Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kigami is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigami? popularity and diffusion

Kigami is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kigami live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khigami924/
Kigame83294/
Kigama8328/
Kugami833/
Kigomi831/
Kaigama777,575/
Chigami7753/
Keigama7723/
Kaigame7717/
Cigamoi772/
Kugamai771/
Khoigaimei751/
Kaigamma71243/
Keangami714/
Kaigaima713/
Chigamhi711/
Kkaigama711/
Kaighama711/
Khaigama711/
Kigoma67790/
Kugame67229/
Kigome6775/
Kigeme6740/
Kegama673/
Kegame673/
Kygame671/
Kighoma621,039/
Chigame6283/
Kaygama6220/
Kaigoma626/
Kaîgama625/
Keygama622/
Kugahme621/
Chigamhe5739/
Keghameh573/
Kaigouma572/
Kugahmeh572/
Cegame508/
Kegoma507/
Kegome502/

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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
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  • 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 Kigami
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