Kigombo Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Kigombo (21) may also be a first name.

Kigombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigombo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kigombo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigombo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigombo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigombo is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania Kigombo is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Kigombo occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigomboa935/
Kigomba863,255/
Kigambo86395/
Kugombo86310/
Kigumbo86221/
Chigombo8063/
Keigomba8020/
Kaigomba8013/
Kighambo805/
Kigoumba804/
Kaigambo801/
Kuingambo751/
Kigamba71538/
Kigumba71286/
Kugomba7110/
Kegomba711/
Chigomba67297/
Kaigamba6721/
Chigumbo6721/
Kighamba6712/
Kiggumba673/
Kaigumba672/
Kkigumba671/
Chigambo671/
Kaingamba631/
Kaighemba631/
Chig'ambo631/
Cigamba574/
Kugamba572/
Kegamba571/
Chigamba536,021/
Chigumba53777/
Kyogamba532/
Chiganbo531/
Chig'amba501/
Chiganbou501/

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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 Kigombo
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