Kigugu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigugu (56) may also be a first name.

Kigugu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kigugu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kigugu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Kigugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kigugu reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 56 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 88 percent live, Kyegegwa District, where 6 percent live and Mukono District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigungu92118/
Kiguguwa8632/
Kaigungu861/
Kagugu83125/
Kiguku8362/
Kiguga8313/
Cigugu831/
Kaiguguia8056/
Kaiguguya8053/
Kaiguguai801/
Chigugu7719/
Kigugwe7710/
Kaguugu773/
Kigagui771/
Guguk73281/
Kuguk73281/
Guguć737/
Kogug731/
Gugug731/
Kugug731/
Kiguc731/
Kiggungu714/
Kwaghugu711/
Kagougou711/
Kaguegue711/
Kchegugu711/
Keghughu711/
Kyaguugu711/
Kigogo67505/
Kikuku67294/
Kaguku6783/
Gogugu6772/
Gacugu6750/
Kagugo6747/
Kigaga6740/
Gugugu6735/
Kugkju6725/
Kakugu6717/
Kuguka6716/
Gugugh679/
Kigago677/
Gugucu677/
Kigkou675/
Kaguga675/
Kikgui673/
Guguch672/
Gugguk672/
Kikuga672/
Kicucu672/
Guguck672/
Kogueg671/
Guggug671/
Kigaku671/
Kikiougou671/
Kuguko671/
Kughku671/
Kagoug671/
Kagucu671/
Kakigu671/
Kikagu671/
Kigoga671/
Kiguko671/
Kukugu671/
Kuguku671/
Gukgua671/
Guguka671/
Kigouk671/
Chegugu6210/
Chegougou531/

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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 Kigugu
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