Kighono Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Kighono Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 50 | 1:1,058,832 | 46,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kighono Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kighono Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kighono is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kighono.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighono? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kighono reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kighono is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,058,832. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 96 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 2 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigono | 92 | 86 | / |
| Kigongo | 86 | 9,663 | / |
| Kigonno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiggongo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kigoongo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kigonngo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigona | 77 | 526 | / |
| Kigano | 77 | 177 | / |
| Kegono | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kigeno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keghonhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiggoongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kigonga | 71 | 332 | / |
| Chigono | 71 | 263 | / |
| Kegongo | 71 | 84 | / |
| Kigonaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kughano | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kigoona | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kighana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiggona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiogona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chighano | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaingona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiggunou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigonno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keingano | 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 Kighono
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