Kachiga Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kachiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kachiga (33) may also be a first name.

Kachiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kachiga is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kachiga live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kachiga is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 88 percent are found, Benue, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

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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 Kachiga
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