Kigina Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kigina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kigina (34) may also be a first name.

Kigina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigina (Russian: Кигина) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigina? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. Kigina is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kigina reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigina is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 337,208. In Tanzania Kigina is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent are found, Mara Region, where 45 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiginga92931/
Kighina9240/
Kigaina921/
Kiguina921/
Kisina832,436/
Kizina83908/
Kiguna8370/
Kigino8331/
Kicina8326/
Kugina8326/
Kegina839/
Kižina834/
Cigina832/
Kigena832/
Kigini832/
Kijina831/
Kizinga772,645/
Chigina77441/
Kigingi77345/
Kisaina77188/
Cigaina77132/
Kaisina7738/
Kidjina7735/
Khisina7724/
Kirzina7722/
Kizhina7715/
Kaygina7710/
Kisinas778/
Kigingo775/
Kuygina774/
Khizina773/
Kigenga773/
Kaiguna772/
Kigiene772/
Kiginyi772/
Keizina772/
Khugina771/
Kizeina771/
Kisinaa771/
Kisinau771/
Kisinai771/
Kaizina771/
Kuizinas71209/
Khizhina71135/
Kuizinga7125/
Khaisina7110/
Keizinga718/
Kizzinga713/
Cheigina712/
Kirzhina711/
Khaizina711/
Kuiziena711/
Chiginah711/
Kisena671,614/
Kugino671,121/
Kezina67544/
Kigeni67264/
Kesina67240/
Kisino67167/
Kizino67109/
Kyzina6787/
Kysina6758/
Cizina6728/
Keguna6727/
Kizyna6716/
Kecina6715/
Kuguna677/
Kigeny676/
Kijena676/
Kigene673/
Kegine673/
Kigeno672/
Kegena672/
Kijino671/
Cegina671/
Cigini671/
Kegini671/
Kizena671/
Cigena671/
Kisignacz671/
Kycina671/
Kidjouina671/

Kigina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kigina in the Russian language
Кигинаkigina-

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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
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  • 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 Kigina
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