Kigaza Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Kigaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 491 | 1:107,824 | 10,467 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Kigaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigaza is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigaza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigaza is the 599,225th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigaza reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 107,824. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Somalia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigazi | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kigeza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigasa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kigaca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kugaza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigoza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigaze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigaza | 77 | 116 | / |
| Kigacha | 77 | 85 | / |
| Kigadzi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khugaza | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keigeza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khigazi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kugadza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigadza | 71 | 447 | / |
| Kigozi | 67 | 14,186 | / |
| Kigosa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kugoza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigozy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kegazi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kigesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigezo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kugasa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kugeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigagi | 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 Kigaza
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