Kigula Surname

250,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9451:41,3115,228
Tanzania6141:86,2248,742
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigula occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigula is the 250,395th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,600,723 people. The last name Kigula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigula reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kigula is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 41,311. In Uganda Kigula is most common in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent reside, Kampala District, where 18 percent reside and Mukono District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda Kigula is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigula9237/
Kiggula926/
Kiguula921/
Kigulah921/
Kiogula921/
Koigulah864/
Kiggulla861/
Kiguli832,411/
Kigola831,600/
Cigula83340/
Kigila836/
Kigule835/
Kugula834/
Kegula832/
Kygula831/
Kisgulyas801/
Cigulea7793/
Chigula7749/
Kaigulo7730/
Kigguli7729/
Cigulla7712/
Kaigola7711/
Kigolah7710/
Kyogula772/
Kigulis772/
Kiguuli771/
Kaiguli771/
Kegulia771/
Kugulah771/
Kaigila771/
Ciggula771/
Kugulia771/
Kigolla771/
Chigulla711,421/
Chiggula717/
Khaiguli713/
Kigoulli711/
Chigulya711/
Kigolo67160/
Kigoli6712/
Kugila6712/
Chiggulla676/
Keguli674/
Kigole672/
Kegola671/
Ciguli671/
Kegulo671/
Kighoulou671/
Kugulo671/

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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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  • 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 Kigula
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