Kigonya Surname
Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname
Kigonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,665 | 1:23,447 | 3,380 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kigonya Demographics
Average Kigonya Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kigonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigonya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigonya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 237,397th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,309,607 people. The surname Kigonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigonya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,665 people, or 1 in 23,447. In Uganda Kigonya is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Mukono District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Uganda Kigonya is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kigonya Last Name Statistics demography
Kigonya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigoonya | 93 | 390 | / |
| Kiggonya | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kigonnya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kiganya | 86 | 161 | / |
| Kigonja | 86 | 81 | / |
| Kaigunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keigunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiganja | 71 | 254 | / |
| Kegunya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kigunia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiganyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigonja | 67 | 106 | / |
| Chigonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaigania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaiganha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiganjo | 57 | 43 | / |
| Chiganja | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chigunia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Keghonhou | 50 | 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 Kigonya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis