Kigaye Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Kigaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 370 | 1:105,512 | 10,425 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kigaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigaye is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kigaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 767,694th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 105,512. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 68 percent live, Mbale District, where 10 percent live and Kibuku District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigaaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigay | 91 | 90 | / |
| Kigae | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kigoye | 83 | 1,160 | / |
| Kigayi | 83 | 95 | / |
| Khigay | 83 | 67 | / |
| Kigaya | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kigawe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kaigay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chigaye | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kigahey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kighoye | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kkigoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiguuye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigooye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigayaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keghaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigai | 73 | 614 | / |
| Kugay | 73 | 400 | / |
| Kigaa | 73 | 126 | / |
| Kegay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kigoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kigoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kigey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kegae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khegay | 67 | 20,659 | / |
| Kegiye | 67 | 2,422 | / |
| Kaigai | 67 | 377 | / |
| Kigeje | 67 | 211 | / |
| Cegaye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kiguja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chigay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kigoyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kegoye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kaigey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigeya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigeyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kugaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kegawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kigoya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigaju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khigai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koigau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Quigay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kugoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caigay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kugaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cigawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kighaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khugay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiguje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keggae | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kigaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis