Kigura Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Kigura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Kigura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigura is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kigura.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigura live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kigura is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania Kigura is most common in: Kagera Region, where 92 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koigura | 92 | 29 | / |
| Kiguura | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kaigura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaingura | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kigora | 83 | 438 | / |
| Kigira | 83 | 192 | / |
| Cigura | 83 | 62 | / |
| Kiguri | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kiguro | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kugura | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kigure | 83 | 9 | / |
| Chigura | 77 | 504 | / |
| Kaiguri | 77 | 240 | / |
| Kugaura | 77 | 22 | / |
| Koiguri | 77 | 20 | / |
| Khugura | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiggira | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cigurra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigoora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuggura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koygura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kieguro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaygura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigurah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Koigoora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuinguri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaygoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keigoora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigaura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigoro | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kigori | 67 | 171 | / |
| Cegura | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kigore | 67 | 23 | / |
| Keguro | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kegora | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kugira | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigiro | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuguro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cigure | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keguri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciguri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kigura
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