Kikaye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kikaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kikaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikaye is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kikaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikaye live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Kikaye is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 20 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 20 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 14 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 Kikaye
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