Kigwene Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kigwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kigwene Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kigwene Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kigwene has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigwene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kigwene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kigwene reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kigwene is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Isingiro District, where 50 percent are found, Kanungu District, where 25 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 25 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikwene8627/
Kigbene861/
Kigwena861/
Kikwenge80107/
Kigwenyo801/
Kigwengi801/
Kikwegne801/
Chigwene801/
Khiekwene752/
Keigwin71181/
Kiquene713/
Kikweni712/
Keguene712/
Kigwani711/
Kikwine711/
Kaigwin710/
Kikwengi6727/
Kigwaini673/
Kikuenge671/
Keigevin670/

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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
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  • 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 Kigwene
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