Hirigo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hirigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Hirigo (55) may also be a first name.

Hirigo Last Name Facts

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

Hirigo occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hirigo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirigo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Hirigo is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Hirigo live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hirigo is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 55 people.

The surname Hirigo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Hirigo is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Hirigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirigo92875/
Hirigoh921/
Irigo911,194/
Chirigos8686/
Chierigo863/
Irigoy83259/
Hiriga83115/
Hirego8344/
Irigoh8314/
Iriogo8313/
Irigoi8313/
Irigot8310/
Yirigo838/
Hurigo838/
Girigo835/
Hirugo834/
Irrigo834/
Irigho831/
Herigo831/
Iroigo831/
Jirigo831/
Chiriga772,698/
Cherigo771,805/
Huerigo77109/
Jirigho7753/
Irrigoo7724/
Yirigoz7721/
Ijrigho7711/
Chérigo778/
Iraingo772/
Itraigo772/
Chèrigo771/
Irrigoh771/
Khiriga771/
Hiregot771/
Herigot770/
Iriga73261/
Erigo73203/
Irego73188/
Yrigo7349/
Urigo7339/
Irugo7333/
Chierego7198/
Herigodt7155/
Chirigha717/
Chirigas712/
Chirigat711/
Chirigah711/
Hurriego711/
Hiregoud711/
Cherigos711/
Chirioga711/
Errigo672,087/
Heriga67512/
Irigha67229/
Oiriga6785/
Iregoz6731/
Giriga6726/
Yrigoy6721/
Irriga6720/
Yiriga6716/
Herego6712/
Jerigo6710/
Uruigo678/
Uriego676/
Irigau675/
Chirigatt673/
Huriga673/
Hiruga673/
Jiriga673/
Eriego672/
Gerigo672/
Girego672/
Airego672/
Ireiga671/
Ieriga671/
Urrigo671/
Itriga671/
Eriogo671/
Hirega671/
Eiriga671/
Yorigo671/
Hurego671/
Yrigou671/
Erigoy671/
Eurigo670/

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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
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  • 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 Hirigo
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