Kiginga Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiginga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiginga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8651:61,2046,568
Kenya651:710,46030,267
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiginga (58) may also be a first name.

Kiginga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiginga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiginga? popularity and diffusion

Kiginga is the 382,372nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. Kiginga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiginga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiginga is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 58 people.

The surname Kiginga is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 61,204. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 73 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent live and Pwani Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigina92239/
Kisinga864,034/
Kizinga862,645/
Kigingi86345/
Kijinga86319/
Kighina8640/
Kigingo865/
Kuginga864/
Kigenga863/
Kiguina861/
Kigaina861/
Kaisinga8026/
Kuizinga8025/
Keisinga8018/
Kidzinga8013/
Kising'a8010/
Keizinga808/
Chiginga803/
Kizzinga803/
Kisingai801/
Kigino7731/
Kisnga7723/
Kegina779/
Kighga774/
Kigena772/
Cigina772/
Kooijinga7545/
Kisenga7118,211/
Kizenga714,432/
Kisingo71586/
Chigina71441/
Cigaina71132/
Kizingo71126/
Kijingo7162/
Kijenga7133/
Kaygina7110/
Kesinga714/
Cigingi714/
Kaigega714/
Kuygina714/
Kegingo712/
Kugenga712/
Kigenge712/
Kezinga712/
Kigengi711/
Kicingo711/
Kegenga711/
Chizinga673,461/
Chisinga671,869/
Chijinga67839/
Kuizenga67489/
Chigenga67101/
Kisiengo6779/
Kizingou6770/
Chigingi6741/
Chiginge677/
Quigingo674/
Quizinga673/
Kijjenga673/
Cheigina672/
Kezienga671/
Kigenghe671/
Kaisenga671/
Kiesenga671/
Kiseenga671/
Kizengaa671/
Kidzingo671/
Kisyng'a671/
Chiginah671/
Kuisenga670/

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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 Kiginga
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