Kiyega Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Kiyega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 496 | 1:78,708 | 8,481 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiyega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiyega occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiyega are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 78,708. In Uganda Kiyega is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent are found, Kampala District, where 21 percent are found and Mukono District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 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 Kiyega
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