Kigona Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3531:149,97613,619
Uganda1721:226,97317,480
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kigona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigona occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigona? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kigona is the 592,650th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigona live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kigona is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 149,976. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigonga92332/
Kigonaa925/
Kigoona922/
Kiggona921/
Kiogona921/
Kaingona864/
Kigana83127/
Kigono8386/
Kiguna8370/
Kigoni8325/
Kugona834/
Kigena832/
Kegona831/
Cigona831/
Kigongo779,663/
Chigona773,944/
Kigunga77915/
Kiganga77894/
Kaigana7793/
Kighono7752/
Kigongi7735/
Keigana7717/
Kigonyi778/
Kigonge775/
Kighana772/
Kaiguna772/
Kigonno771/
Koigana771/
Cicgona771/
Quigona771/
Kaigongi71708/
Kaingana71315/
Keingana71105/
Chigon'a7111/
Kiggongo719/
Caingona719/
Chigonha718/
Kigoongo715/
Chigonah713/
Kigunait711/
Kigonngo711/
Kighunga711/
Cigana671,193/
Kigani67205/
Kigano67177/
Kigane67107/
Kegana6773/
Cigony6746/
Kiguni6728/
Keguna6727/
Kegono6714/
Khaingana6711/
Cigone673/
Kegena672/
Kigeno672/
Kigune672/
Khaiganha671/
Kugana671/
Kegone671/
Kiggoongo671/

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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
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  • 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 Kigona
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