Kiguwa Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Kiguwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 225 | 1:173,508 | 14,645 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Kiguwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiguwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiguwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kiguwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiguwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Kiguwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiguwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 173,508. In Uganda Kiguwa is most common in: Kamuli District, where 55 percent are found, Luuka District, where 15 percent are found and Buyende District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiguuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigguwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaiguwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kigiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiguwa | 77 | 144 | / |
| Kighuba | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kaiguwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kigguba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiguwha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Keguva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuguva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kygiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kugiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegauwe | 62 | 50 | / |
| Chiguwi | 62 | 12 | / |
| Cheguwa | 62 | 12 | / |
| Chiguva | 62 | 10 | / |
| Chiguwo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Chiguwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chiguhwi | 57 | 9 | / |
| Cheguwah | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chiguhwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Keanguva | 57 | 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 Kiguwa
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