Kahigi Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kahigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2401:42,6954,855
Uganda3961:98,5849,951
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kahigi (12) may also be a first name.

Kahigi Last Name Facts

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

Kahigi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kahigi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahigi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,172nd most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,374,277 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kahigi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Kahigi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,240 people, or 1 in 42,695. In Tanzania Kahigi is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 26 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 23 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahighi922/
Khahigi921/
Kahegi839/
Kahige832/
Kaeigai773/
Kahighe772/
Kahinge772/
Kahigha771/
Kahoiga771/
Kaegi73700/
Cahiga6765/
Kahega6714/
Kaeygi671/
Kahege671/
Kauiga671/
Kaeggi671/
Keaige671/
Kooigi671/

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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 Kahigi
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