Kiganya Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kiganya 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
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiganya Demographics

Kiganya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiganya Last Name Facts

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

Kiganya is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiganya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiganya is the 1,369,340th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiganya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kiganya is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent are found, Muranga County, where 6 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Kiganya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiganya 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
Kainganya881/
Kigonya861,691/
Kiganja86254/
Kiganyo861/
Kigoonya80390/
Kiggonya807/
Kigonnya802/
Kaigania801/
Khaiganha751/
Kiganjo7143/
Chiganja673/
Kigonja5781/
Kigonjo571/
Chigonyo531/
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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 Kiganya
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