Kiguma Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Kiguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kiguma (10) may also be a first name.
Kiguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiguma has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kiguma.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiguma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiguma is the 1,189,614th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiguma reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiguma is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
Kiguma is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania Kiguma is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 96 percent live, Mara Region, where 3 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keiguma | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kiguuma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kigguma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kighuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaiguma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaigouma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kigumi | 83 | 1,233 | / |
| Kuguma | 83 | 1,017 | / |
| Kigoma | 83 | 790 | / |
| Kigumo | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kigume | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kigima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Keguma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chiguma | 77 | 1,516 | / |
| Kighoma | 77 | 1,039 | / |
| Kaigoma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kugumea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kugumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koigumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koigima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigumha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koygumay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaygouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiggimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaigume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigomo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Kigome | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kigimo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kugima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kegoma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kigomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigume | 62 | 1,154 | / |
| Chigumi | 62 | 137 | / |
| Chigumo | 62 | 96 | / |
| Kegoume | 62 | 7 | / |
| Cheguma | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kaigomo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chegouma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Keegoume | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khaygima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kegimo | 50 | 19 | / |
| Kegome | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kugimo | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Kiguma
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