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
The last name Gahigi is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahigi? popularity and diffusion
Gahigi is the 141,417th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. The last name Gahigi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gahigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Barring Rwanda this last name occurs 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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