Kishangani Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kishangani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishangani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kishangani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kishangani occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishangani? popularity and diffusion

Kishangani is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Kishangani is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kishangani live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Kishangani is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Kishangani is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 59 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 41 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent live.

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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 Kishangani
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