Kigosi Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Kigosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,274 | 1:41,555 | 4,740 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Kigosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigosi is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigosi? popularity and diffusion
Kigosi is the 297,484th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. Kigosi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigosi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kigosi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,274 people, or 1 in 41,555. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 62 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 12 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigoshi | 92 | 1,167 | / |
| Kigotsi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kighotsi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigozi | 83 | 14,186 | / |
| Kigusi | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kigogi | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kigosa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kigoci | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kigose | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kegosi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kugosi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigeshi | 77 | 79 | / |
| Kigozzi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kigoozi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Khigasi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kigushi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiggozi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kekgosi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuigozi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kugosai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigosi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigezi | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kigazi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kigusa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kigozy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kugasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiguse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kigase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kigasa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiguzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigoze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugesi | 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 Kigosi
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