Kigezi Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Kigezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kigezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigezi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kigezi is the 1,348,199th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Kigezi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigezi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kigezi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania Kigezi is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigezzi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kisgeczi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigozi | 83 | 14,186 | / |
| Kagezi | 83 | 1,483 | / |
| Kigazi | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kigeza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigizi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigeze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigitzi | 77 | 89 | / |
| Kigozzi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kigadzi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kagezzi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kaugezi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiggozi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keigeza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khigazi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigidzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyogezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuigozi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigechi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisgegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayegezi | 71 | 156 | / |
| Kesiezie | 71 | 42 | / |
| Kisgéczi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chigezie | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kišgéczi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaingizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigosi | 67 | 1,281 | / |
| Kizeze | 67 | 403 | / |
| Kisesi | 67 | 219 | / |
| Kigeje | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kizeza | 67 | 181 | / |
| Kizizi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kizige | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kezici | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kizici | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kisizi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khizerzai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kegazi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kigozy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kezesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigose | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kisigi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiseze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kageze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kezige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kejezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kizeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigigi | 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 Kigezi
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