Kigga Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kigga (10) may also be a first name.

Kigga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigga is most common in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Kigga is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kigga reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 72 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found and Budaka District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kighga914/
Kiggah911/
Kiga891,189/
Kaiga802,260/
Kigai80614/
Kigha80490/
Kioga80190/
Kigaa80126/
Kiega80102/
Kigay8090/
Kiggo8085/
Kiggi8067/
Kuiga8055/
Keiga8029/
Kigge8020/
Koiga8014/
Khiga8012/
Kigad808/
Kigoa805/
Cigga803/
Kugga803/
Kigah802/
Gkiga801/
Kigea801/
Kegga800/
Kainga737,781/
Kigahe732,319/
Kaigai73377/
Kuinga73120/
Khigay7367/
Kuigha7357/
Koinga7354/
Kigget7348/
Kaigas7346/
Kigaya7340/
Chigga7325/
Kiogha7314/
Kiggip7310/
Khigai739/
Koigau738/
Keghga736/
Keinga736/
Khaiga735/
Kuigad734/
Khinga734/
Kiggye733/
Kaigay733/
Kaigha731/
Kighaa731/
Kighau731/
Khioga731/
Koigai731/
Kuigai731/
Kigais731/
Keigai731/
Kgeega731/
Kiegha731/
Keigha731/
Kighat731/
Kaigat731/
Keigat731/
Kuigge730/
Kigo673,051/
Kuga672,370/
Khainga67973/
Kega67462/
Kige67150/
Kigi67136/
Ciga6778/
Kaingge6738/
Kigahey6710/
Kaingha672/
Kyga672/
Kigaitė672/
Khaigaa671/
Khingai671/
Khaigai671/
Kaighai671/
Keighah671/
Kigaaye671/
Kaingai671/
Kiggett671/
Kigooha671/
Kigó671/
Qukigaj671/
Chiggay671/
Chiggai671/

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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
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  • 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 Kigga
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