Kiguna Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Kiguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kiguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiguna (Hindi: किगुना) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiguna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Kiguna is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiguna are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Kiguna is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 84 percent are found and Meru County, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigunga | 92 | 915 | / |
| Kaiguna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kigunait | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kighunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigona | 83 | 526 | / |
| Kigina | 83 | 239 | / |
| Kiguni | 83 | 28 | / |
| Keguna | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kuguna | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kigune | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chiguna | 77 | 125 | / |
| Kigonaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kigunje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kigunyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Quiguna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kigoona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kigungo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kugunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiggona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigunha | 71 | 94 | / |
| Quigunas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaigunyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiggunou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigunaâ | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quigunaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigono | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kigino | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kugina | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kigoni | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kuguno | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kegina | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cuguna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keguny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegona | 67 | 1 | / |
Kiguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiguna in the Hindi language | ||
| किगुना | kiguna | - |
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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 Kiguna
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