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
The last name Kiguna (Hindi: किगुना) is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiguna.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiguna? popularity and diffusion
Kiguna is the 2,273,756th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiguna live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kiguna is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Kiguna is most common in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 84 percent live and Meru County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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
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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 Kiguna
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