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 more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigwa? popularity and diffusion
Kigwa is the 393,535th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,724th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 589 people.
The last name Kigwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 86,224. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 43 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live and Kagera Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Kigwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigwa surname is predominantly 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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