Bigogo Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bigogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya571:810,17431,920
Uganda481:813,31838,363
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Bigogo (59) may also be a first name.

Bigogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigogo is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bigogo is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bigogo reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 59 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 810,174. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 89 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 2 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Bigogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bigogo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigongo924/
Boigongo8646/
Bighogho866/
Wigogo8313/
Bigoga832/
Vigogo832/
Bigago831/
Baingongo80205/
Begongo7721/
Bigango777/
Bigonga775/
Waigogo771/
Biogoga771/
Byogogo771/
Waigongo718/
Vegogo67133/
Beangongo6761/
Bigega6749/
Bigaga676/
Begoungou671/
Vigoga671/

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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 Bigogo
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