Kigome Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigome Last Name Facts

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

Kigome is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigome? popularity and diffusion

Kigome is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kigome reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 93 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigom912/
Kigoma83790/
Kigame83294/
Kigoum8350/
Kigeme8340/
Kigume8324/
Kegome832/
Kigomi831/
Chigome771,474/
Kighoma771,039/
Kaigame7717/
Keigoum7712/
Kegoume777/
Kaigoma776/
Kigam73122/
Kegom7313/
Khinghom71218/
Kaigouma712/
Keegoume711/
Khaigume711/
Kigumi671,233/
Kegoum67278/
Kugame67229/
Kiguma67199/
Kigham67111/
Kigami6760/
Kigama6728/
Kaigam6728/
Koigam6719/
Keugom6716/
Kegoma677/
Kegame673/
Kygame671/
Cighom671/
Kuigam671/
Chigom671/

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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 Kigome
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