Kigoni Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kigoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kigoni (12) may also be a first name.
Kigoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigoni is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigoni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigoni is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kigoni reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally, held by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Kigoni is most numerous in: Luuka District, where 85 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 8 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigongi | 92 | 35 | / |
| Kigonyi | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kaigongi | 86 | 708 | / |
| Kigona | 83 | 526 | / |
| Kigeni | 83 | 264 | / |
| Kigani | 83 | 205 | / |
| Kiguni | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kigenyi | 77 | 6,545 | / |
| Kesgoni | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kiganyi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Khigani | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chigoni | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kigaani | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kigonge | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kigonaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kigunyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaigani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kighani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kigoona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kigangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kegongi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigenhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiggona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaighani | 71 | 136 | / |
| Keshgoni | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kiggenyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khaigani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaingani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigunyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigaanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigonhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chighoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigunait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigana | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kigane | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kiguna | 67 | 70 | / |
| Cegoni | 67 | 66 | / |
| Cigony | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kegani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kegeni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kugani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kigeny | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kugeni | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cigone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kigene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cugoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cigáni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiganich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qigani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegone | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kigoni
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