Kiganga Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Kiganga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 584 | 1:66,848 | 7,526 |
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiganga (28) may also be a first name.
Kiganga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiganga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiganga is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiganga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 394,847th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The surname Kiganga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiganga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common given name on earth, borne by 28 people.
The last name Kiganga is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 66,848. In Uganda Kiganga is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 42 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 24 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigangga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kigana | 92 | 127 | / |
| Kigaga | 92 | 40 | / |
| Kigonga | 86 | 332 | / |
| Kigange | 86 | 115 | / |
| Kaigana | 86 | 93 | / |
| Kigaiga | 86 | 52 | / |
| Kaigaga | 86 | 27 | / |
| Keigana | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kigaaga | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kigango | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kighana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Keganga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kigagga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Koigana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuganga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigaina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiganga | 80 | 1,093 | / |
| Kaingana | 80 | 315 | / |
| Keingana | 80 | 105 | / |
| Kayganga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuigaiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cigana | 77 | 1,193 | / |
| Kigano | 77 | 177 | / |
| Kegana | 77 | 73 | / |
| Kigago | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kigoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaingana | 75 | 11 | / |
| Khaiganha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koynganga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kigongo | 71 | 9,663 | / |
| Chigaga | 71 | 739 | / |
| Cigaina | 71 | 132 | / |
| Kaygana | 71 | 110 | / |
| Kajgana | 71 | 97 | / |
| Keagana | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ciganha | 71 | 42 | / |
| Kigongi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Chigana | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kigonge | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kigonaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kyogana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ciganna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciganaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quigana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kehgana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceigana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigango | 67 | 1,121 | / |
| Kaigongi | 67 | 708 | / |
| Chigonga | 67 | 328 | / |
| Chigange | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiggongo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kigoongo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaingona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quiganas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kechgaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keingano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigan'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigagai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigonngo | 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 Kiganga
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