Kighoma Surname
Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname
Kighoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,033 | 1:37,792 | 4,874 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kighoma (212) may also be a first name.
Kighoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kighoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kighoma is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kighoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighoma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 351,042nd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kighoma live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 620,917th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 212 people.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 37,792. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 69 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 12 percent live and Kabarole District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigoma | 92 | 790 | / |
| Kighema | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kaigoma | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kighuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaigouma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaingoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaighama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiguma | 77 | 199 | / |
| Kigomo | 77 | 194 | / |
| Kigome | 77 | 75 | / |
| Kigama | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kegoma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kigema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kigomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigama | 71 | 7,575 | / |
| Chigoma | 71 | 1,370 | / |
| Keigama | 71 | 23 | / |
| Keiguma | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kiogomo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiguuma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kigguma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kigomgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaiguma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiogama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigamma | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kkaigama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaygouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaigama | 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 Kighoma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis