Kigunga Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8981:58,9556,353
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigunga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 387,740th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigunga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kigunga is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 898 people, or 1 in 58,955. In Tanzania Kigunga is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 59 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 13 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Kigunga exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigungga932/
Kighunga931/
Kiguna9270/
Kiguga9213/
Kigonga86332/
Kugunga8670/
Kaiguna862/
Kigungo861/
Kigunait801/
Chigunga801/
Kigona77526/
Keguna7727/
Kigoga771/
Kigongo719,663/
Chiguga71183/
Chiguna71125/
Kigongi7135/
Kigonge715/
Kigonaa715/
Quiguna713/
Kigoona712/
Kiggona711/
Kaigongi67708/
Chigunha6794/
Kiggongo679/
Kigoongo675/
Quigunas673/
Quigunaz671/
Kigonngo671/
Chigunaâ671/
Kiggunou671/
Kiggoongo631/
Kigogo62505/
Kigono6286/
Kegona621/
Kegongo5784/
Kighono5752/
Quiguno574/
Kigonno571/
Kegongi571/
Kigoogo571/
Quigona571/
Chegunna532/
Chegouna531/
Cheigugoh501/

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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 Kigunga
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