Kigwana Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Kigwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kigwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigwana is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kigwana is the 1,628,521st most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Kigwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kigwana live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kigwana is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 33 percent are found, Buyende District, where 20 percent are found and Mukono District, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiggwana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kikwana | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kigwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kugwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kigwena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigwana | 80 | 171 | / |
| Kigwaini | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chigwanha | 75 | 199 | / |
| Qegwana | 71 | 284 | / |
| Kukwana | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kikwani | 71 | 29 | / |
| Qekwana | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kekwana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cicwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khugwena | 67 | 157 | / |
| Chigwani | 67 | 137 | / |
| Qhekwana | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kikuanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Quiguana | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaikuana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khukwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kikwaino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiguana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikuaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcukwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcekwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegcwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chicwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quekwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikwango | 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 Kigwana
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