Kiganira Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiganira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiganira 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
Uganda2881:135,55312,390
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kiganira (11) may also be a first name.

Kiganira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiganira is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiganira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 912,827th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiganira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiganira is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 135,553. In Uganda Kiganira is most numerous in: Kaliro District, where 24 percent live, Buyende District, where 15 percent live and Mayuge District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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
Kigaanira945/
Kaiganira945/
Kuiganira941/
Kiganiri884/
Kiganiro882/
Kuganira881/
Keaganira827/
Chiganhira781/
Kiganuro751/
Kigonere6393/
Kigonero632/
Ciganero631/
Cigainero59264/
Chigonera59174/
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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 Kiganira
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