Kigganda Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kigganda Last Name Facts

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

Kigganda is most common in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigganda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigganda is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigganda live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Masaka District, where 33 percent live, Ssembabule District, where 29 percent live and Kampala District, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Kigganda exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiganda933,415/
Keiganda882/
Kighanda881/
Kaiganda881/
Kigandha881/
Kighandha821/
Kainganda821/
Ciganda801,165/
Kuganda80240/
Keganda80132/
Kigonda8028/
Kigande807/
Kigandi802/
Kigando801/
Chiganda75718/
Kaigande7520/
Koigande756/
Kigandhi752/
Kaigando751/
Kigondo6747/
Kugando674/
Kigondi674/
Kigonde674/
Kegande674/
Kugonda673/
Cigando671/
Kegando671/

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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 Kigganda
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