Kigamwa Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kigamwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kigamwa Demographics

Kigamwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kigamwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigamwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigamwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Kigamwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigamwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 83 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 7 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live. Other than Kenya Kigamwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kigamwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kigamwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegamwa861/
Kighamba8012/
Kugomwa714/
Kugemwa711/
Chigamwe671/
Keigambe671/
Kiggambe671/
Kaigambi671/
Kaigambo671/
Keigomba5320/
Kaigomba5313/
Chigomwe5311/
Kigombey539/
Kigoumba534/
Kigoombe531/
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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 Kigamwa
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