Kijika Surname
Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname
Kijika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 772 | 1:68,577 | 7,232 |
| Cameroon | 235 | 1:88,379 | 10,660 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Kijika (104) may also be a first name.
Kijika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kijika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kijika is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kijika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,555th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,007,870 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kijika reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kijika is also the 925,156th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 104 people.
Kijika is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 68,577. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 28 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Kijika
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