Gahigi Surname

141,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Gahigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahingi923/
Gahige831/
Gohigi831/
Gahigye771/
Gauigui771/
Gaegi736/
Geigi731/
Gahingay711/
Gaajiengi673/
Gaaengi624/
Gaeigay624/
Gajjegi621/
Gaenggi621/
Gajjengi575/
Gaege5520/
Geige5511/
Gahgajgaj531/
Gaenge5044/
Ghaege5018/
Goegai501/
Ghoege501/
Gaejge501/
Geigeh501/
Gooigy500/
Gouige500/

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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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