Kighamba Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kighamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kighamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kighamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kighamba is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kighamba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kighamba is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kighamba is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 90 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigamba | 93 | 538 | / |
| Kaigamba | 88 | 21 | / |
| Kighambo | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kaingamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaighemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kigomba | 80 | 3,255 | / |
| Kigambo | 80 | 395 | / |
| Kigamwa | 80 | 136 | / |
| Kigambe | 80 | 117 | / |
| Kigambi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cigamba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kugamba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kegamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigamba | 75 | 6,021 | / |
| Kighombe | 75 | 69 | / |
| Keigomba | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kaigomba | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kigomboa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kigoumba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kyogamba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kiggambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaigambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaigambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keigambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuingambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chig'amba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigombe | 67 | 651 | / |
| Kigombo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kugomba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kigombi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiganwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cigambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegamwa | 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 Kighamba
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