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 held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigosa is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigosa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kigosa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 71 percent live, Budaka District, where 7 percent live and Buikwe District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
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 | / |
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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 Kigosa
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