Kigosa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kigosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kigosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigosa is most common in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigosa? popularity and diffusion
Kigosa is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kigosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigosa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Kigosa is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 71 percent are found, Budaka District, where 7 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigosi | 83 | 1,281 | / |
| Kigusa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kigose | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigesa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigasa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kegosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kugosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigoza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigoshi | 77 | 1,167 | / |
| Kigasia | 77 | 75 | / |
| Kigasha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kigesha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kigessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kugosai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cigosha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigotsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kighotsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigaasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keigesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigaza | 67 | 519 | / |
| Kigeso | 67 | 180 | / |
| Kegesa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kigusi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kugoza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigozy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kigoci | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigezo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiguse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigeza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cegosa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kugasa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kugesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigaca | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kigosa
- 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