Kirigenda Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kirigenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kirigenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirigenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirigenda is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirigenda? popularity and diffusion
Kirigenda is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kirigenda live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kirigenda is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Kirigenda is primarily found in: Kibaale District, where 50 percent live and Mukono District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karigenda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karigyenda | 84 | 3 | / |
| Korugenda | 78 | 2 | / |
| Koriginda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karugenda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Korigendo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kõrgend | 75 | 27 | / |
| Korgend | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korigyendo | 74 | 4 | / |
| Karigindwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gregenda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karugendo | 67 | 1,048 | / |
| Korugendo | 67 | 638 | / |
| Koriginta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korgyendo | 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 Kirigenda
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