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 last name Kighono occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighono? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held 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 surname Kighono is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,058,832. In Tanzania Kighono is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 96 percent live, Pwani Region, where 2 percent live and Tanga Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania Kighono is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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