Gahigi Surname
Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname
Gahigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Gahigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gahigi is found most in Rwanda. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahigi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,417th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. The surname Gahigi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gahigi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Without taking into account Rwanda it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahingi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gahige | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gohigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gahigye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gauigui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaegi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Geigi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahingay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaajiengi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaaengi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gaeigay | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gajjegi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gaenggi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gajjengi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Gaege | 55 | 20 | / |
| Geige | 55 | 11 | / |
| Gahgajgaj | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gaenge | 50 | 44 | / |
| Ghaege | 50 | 18 | / |
| Goegai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ghoege | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gaejge | 50 | 1 | / |
| Geigeh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gooigy | 50 | 0 | / |
| Gouige | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Gahigi
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