Kigoye Surname
Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname
Kigoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 715 | 1:54,600 | 6,475 |
| Tanzania | 443 | 1:119,507 | 11,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kigoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigoye is most common in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigoye is the 321,782nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. Kigoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigoye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kigoye is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 715 people, or 1 in 54,600. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Rakai District, where 33 percent live, Masaka District, where 17 percent live and Wakiso District, where 16 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kighoye | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kkigoye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigooye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigoe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kigoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kigaye | 83 | 371 | / |
| Kigoyi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kegoye | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kigoya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kugoye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigoje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiogoya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chigoye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koigoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiegoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigaaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiguuye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigoiyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigoi | 73 | 203 | / |
| Kigay | 73 | 90 | / |
| Cigoy | 73 | 80 | / |
| Kigou | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kigae | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kigoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kegoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kigoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaingoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegiye | 67 | 2,422 | / |
| Caigoy | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Kigeje | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kigayi | 67 | 95 | / |
| Kugoya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Khigay | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kigaya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chigoy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaigey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigeya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Koigou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kigeyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kugoyo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kegoya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kegoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kjgoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaigay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiegou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kygoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuigou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiguje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quigoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cigoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcigoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keghoe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kigoye
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