Kigesa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kigesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kigesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigesa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigesa? popularity and diffusion
Kigesa is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kigesa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Kigesa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigesha | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kigessa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keigesha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kisesa | 83 | 4,124 | / |
| Kigeso | 83 | 180 | / |
| Kegesa | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kagesa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Kigosa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kigeza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kizesa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigasa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kugesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kigeshi | 77 | 79 | / |
| Kugesha | 77 | 78 | / |
| Kagesha | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kigecha | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kisessa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kigasha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Keigeza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kijesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiegeso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaagesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keijesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cigesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keijesha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaygessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigaasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khagesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigaza | 67 | 519 | / |
| Kisisa | 67 | 451 | / |
| Kizeza | 67 | 181 | / |
| Kizisa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Keseza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kisiza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kigija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigezo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kugasa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiseso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kageso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kizeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiseja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiceja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khengesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegosa | 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 Kigesa
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