Kisigo Surname
Approximately 537 people bear this surname
Kisigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 523 | 1:101,227 | 9,909 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Kisigo (10) may also be a first name.
Kisigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisigo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisigo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 583,527th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name Kisigo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisigo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kisigo is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The surname Kisigo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 101,227. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 46 percent live, Iringa Region, where 41 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kishigo | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kissigo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kishingo | 86 | 447 | / |
| Kisaingo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kitsigoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kissigou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kizigo | 83 | 501 | / |
| Kijigo | 83 | 375 | / |
| Kisiga | 83 | 298 | / |
| Kesigo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kisego | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kigigo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kishiga | 77 | 179 | / |
| Kiţigoi | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kiseego | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kisigga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kishego | 77 | 6 | / |
| Keizigo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kizaigo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kisigha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kyosigo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishinga | 71 | 213 | / |
| Kisyogho | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kishengo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kisseggo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kissigga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitsigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kesego | 67 | 512 | / |
| Kusiga | 67 | 229 | / |
| Kisega | 67 | 196 | / |
| Kesiga | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kijiga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kigiga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiziga | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Kisigo
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