Kigombe Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3411:155,25413,987
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Kigombe (177) may also be a first name.

Kigombe Last Name Facts

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

Kigombe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kigombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 504,389th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name Kigombe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigombe live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 177 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 155,254. In Tanzania Kigombe is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 40 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Kigombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kigombe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kighombe9369/
Kigombey939/
Kigoombe931/
Kigomba863,255/
Kigembe86128/
Kigambe86117/
Kigumbe8659/
Kigombi868/
Kugombe861/
Kigonbe861/
Kegombe861/
Chigombe801,545/
Keigomba8020/
Kaigomba8013/
Kigomboa805/
Kigoumba804/
Kaigembe801/
Kiggambe801/
Keigambe801/
Keygombe801/
Kigamba71538/
Kigumba71286/
Kigambi7125/
Cigambe711/
Kigumbi711/
Kigembi711/
Kegomba711/
Chigumbe67165/
Chigombi67117/
Chigambe6724/
Kaigamba6721/
Kighamba6712/
Kiggumba673/
Kaigumba672/
Chegombe671/
Kaigambi671/
Kkigumba671/
Kegamba571/
Chigumbi53259/

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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 Kigombe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis