Kihama Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Kihama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kihama (40) may also be a first name.
Kihama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kihama occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 990,978th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kihama reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 398,057. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 68 percent are found, Geita Region, where 7 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Kihama
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