Kigun Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kigun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kigun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigun (Hindi: किगुन) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kigun.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kigun reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 53 percent reside and Plateau, where 44 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigune912/
Kigund911/
Kiogun911/
Kiggund833/
Kugun80205/
Kegun8039/
Kigon802/
Kuigueun771/
Kaygun73758/
Koygun73602/
Kuygun7335/
Chigun7315/
Kaigon736/
Kegoun732/
Kehgun731/
Keigum731/
Keghun731/
Khigum731/
Kuigon731/
Kuhgun731/
Keagun731/
Khugun731/
Kaigum731/
Keigon731/
Keegun730/
Keigoum6712/
Chigoun676/
Keghuun674/
Khaigon671/
Keighon671/

Kigun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kigun in the Hindi language
किगुनkiguna-

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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 Kigun
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