Kigenyi Surname

75,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,4351:6,0671,073
Kenya851:543,29326,596
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kigenyi (48) may also be a first name.

Kigenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigenyi is found most in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigenyi? popularity and diffusion

Kigenyi is the 75,044th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,113,452 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigenyi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kigenyi is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 48 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,435 people, or 1 in 6,067. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 21 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found and Namutumba District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kigenyi Last Name Statistics demography

Kigenyi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.8% more than the national average, earning $73,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiggenyi933/
Kigeenyi931/
Kigeni92264/
Kigeny926/
Kiganyi8615/
Koigeny8610/
Kigonyi868/
Kegenyi867/
Kiginyi862/
Kigeeni861/
Kigengi861/
Kigenhi861/
Chigenyi8010/
Kaingeni806/
Kiggeeni801/
Kigani77205/
Kigoni7725/
Kegeni779/
Kugeni776/
Kigene773/
Kigini772/
Kigena772/
Kigingi71345/
Kegueni71211/
Khigani7111/
Kaigany717/
Kigaani716/
Kegenyo712/
Kigenge712/
Kigiene712/
Kighani712/
Kaigani712/
Kaigene711/
Kesgeny711/
Kegueny711/
Chigeni711/
Kigeneh711/
Kaighani67136/
Khaigani672/
Okighene672/
Keegueni671/

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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 Kigenyi
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