Kigaya Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kigaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kigaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigaya is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigaya is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kigaya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kigaya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Kigaya is mostly concentrated in: Luuka District, where 35 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live and Bugiri District, where 4 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigayaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigaa | 91 | 126 | / |
| Kigay | 91 | 90 | / |
| Kigaye | 83 | 371 | / |
| Kigayi | 83 | 95 | / |
| Khigay | 83 | 67 | / |
| Kigeya | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kugaya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kigoya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kaigay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kigiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kegaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kighaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cigaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiga | 80 | 1,189 | / |
| Chigaya | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kigahey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kiogoya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kyogaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koigoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kigaaju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaigaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaiga | 73 | 2,260 | / |
| Kigai | 73 | 614 | / |
| Kigha | 73 | 490 | / |
| Kugay | 73 | 400 | / |
| Kiega | 73 | 102 | / |
| Kuiga | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kigga | 73 | 33 | / |
| Keiga | 73 | 29 | / |
| Koiga | 73 | 14 | / |
| Khiga | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kegay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kigae | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kigoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kigye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keigy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koigy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaingiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khegay | 67 | 20,659 | / |
| Kigoye | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Kaigai | 67 | 377 | / |
| Kugoya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kuigha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kugiya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kiguja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chigay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kigoyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kegiya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kaigey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigeyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kiguye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khigai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kigaju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koigau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kegoya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cigaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khaiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quigay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caigay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kjgoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiggye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kygoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keagay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaighy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khugay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuigai | 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
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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 Kigaya
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