Kahiga Surname

106,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,2691:10,8171,369
United States311:11,692,224454,091
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kahiga (1,142) may also be a first name.

Kahiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahiga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,484th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,660,411 people. The surname Kahiga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahiga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,557th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 1,142 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,269 people, or 1 in 10,817. In Kenya Kahiga is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Kahiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kahiga last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Kahiga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning $56,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahigah922/
Kahoiga921/
Kahigha921/
Kahigo8369/
Cahiga8365/
Kahega8314/
Kohiga835/
Kauiga831/
Cahigas771,511/
Cahigad7741/
Kohinga7724/
Kaoinga774/
Kohoiga773/
Kaeigai773/
Kaheega771/
Cahigaz771/
Kaega7329/
Kaheenga7111/
Khahenga713/
Kohigo6715/
Kaegai674/
Khaega672/
Kouiga671/
Cahigo671/
Kohega671/
Kahego671/

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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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  • 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 Kahiga
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