Chesigei Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chesigei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chesigei Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1691:273,25418,015

Chesigei (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chesigei Demographics

Chesigei Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chesigei Last Name Facts

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

Chesigei is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chesigei.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesigei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chesigei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

Chesigei is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent live, Bomet County, where 42 percent live and Kericho County, where 5 percent live.

Chesigei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesige931/
Ciesige801/
Chitsige757/
Heisiger752/
Hessiger750/
Chishinge7185/
Gesige7117/
Hesege7110/
Heissiger717/
Chishingi714/
Hisige711/
Hessiguee711/
Hisiger67136/
Chisiga678/
Chizige675/
Zeshige674/
Kesigye673/
Jesigoi671/
Hesegea671/
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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 Chesigei
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