Kigayi Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Kigayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kigayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigayi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kigayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigayi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kigayi is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda Kigayi is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 37 percent reside, Bududa District, where 23 percent reside and Buvuma District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigai | 91 | 614 | / |
| Kigay | 91 | 90 | / |
| Kaigai | 83 | 377 | / |
| Kigaye | 83 | 371 | / |
| Khigay | 83 | 67 | / |
| Kigaya | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kigoyi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kigeyi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Khigai | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kaigay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keigai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koigai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuigai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigayi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kigahey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kigajih | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kigaitė | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khingai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaingai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigehyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigayaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaigai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaighai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kugai | 73 | 3,457 | / |
| Kugay | 73 | 400 | / |
| Kigoi | 73 | 203 | / |
| Kigaa | 73 | 126 | / |
| Kegay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kegai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kigae | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kygai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kigoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaisgai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaingoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khegay | 67 | 20,659 | / |
| Kigoye | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Chigai | 67 | 119 | / |
| Khegai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kiguja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chigay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaigey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigeya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kugaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kigoya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigaju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koigau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cigaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quigay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caigay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kygais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khugay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koygai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiie | 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 Kigayi
- 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