Kigomba Surname

137,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9571:17,9042,293
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigomba (22) may also be a first name.

Kigomba Last Name Facts

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

Kigomba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigomba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,629th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,238,877 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigomba reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,957 people, or 1 in 17,904. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 41 percent live, Pwani Region, where 14 percent live and Lindi Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keigomba9320/
Kaigomba9313/
Kigomboa935/
Kigoumba934/
Kigombe86651/
Kigamba86538/
Kigumba86286/
Kigombo86162/
Kugomba8610/
Kigombi868/
Kegomba861/
Chigomba80297/
Kighombe8069/
Kaigamba8021/
Kighamba8012/
Kigombey809/
Kiggumba803/
Kaigumba802/
Kigoombe801/
Kkigumba801/
Kaighemba751/
Kaingamba751/
Kigambo71395/
Kugombo71310/
Kigumbo71221/
Kigambe71117/
Kigumbe7159/
Kigambi7125/
Cigamba714/
Kugamba712/
Kigumbi711/
Kigonbe711/
Kegombe711/
Kegamba711/
Chigamba676,021/
Chigombe671,545/
Chigumba67777/
Chigombi67117/
Chigombo6763/
Kighambo675/
Kyogamba672/
Kaigambo671/
Kaigambi671/
Kiggambe671/
Keigambe671/
Keygombe671/

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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 Kigomba
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