Kigwa Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
Kigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 614 | 1:86,224 | 8,742 |
| Kenya | 278 | 1:166,115 | 12,822 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Kigwa (589) may also be a first name.
Kigwa Demographics
Kigwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigwa is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 393,535th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. Kigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,724th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 589 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 86,224. In Tanzania Kigwa is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 43 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Kigwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kigwa last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaigwa | 91 | 487 | / |
| Kuigwa | 91 | 92 | / |
| Kiggwa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Kiegwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kigwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuingwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Khingwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaiggwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kikwa | 80 | 1,189 | / |
| Kigwe | 80 | 495 | / |
| Kigua | 80 | 257 | / |
| Kugwa | 80 | 215 | / |
| Kegwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kigwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kicwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaing'wa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kaingkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikwai | 73 | 2,498 | / |
| Chigwa | 73 | 1,649 | / |
| Kiggwe | 73 | 712 | / |
| Kiogwe | 73 | 205 | / |
| Kikwau | 73 | 167 | / |
| Kaigua | 73 | 116 | / |
| Kigwio | 73 | 56 | / |
| Kigwei | 73 | 55 | / |
| Keagwa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Keugwa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kuegwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Koigba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kiguai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kugwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kigwed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kikway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuigua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kigwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kikwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigwwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koigua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaigba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiguad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehegwa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Kigwehe | 67 | 86 | / |
| Chigway | 67 | 72 | / |
| Khaikwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kainkwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khengwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kaikwad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaaigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kickway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keghwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiguoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koingua | 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 Kigwa
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