Kanigui Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kanigui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanigui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast801:288,39010,979
Benin111:939,60046,216
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Kanigui (2,364) may also be a first name.

Kanigui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanigui occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanigui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanigui is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kanigui reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanigui is also the 152,847th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 2,364 people.

The surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 288,390. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Savanes District, where 73 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent reside and Vallée du Bandama District, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 11 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kannigui9352/
Kanigi92166/
Konigui86288/
Kanighi8666/
Kanigue865/
Khanigi862/
Kangigi861/
Kannigi861/
Konnigui8013/
Kounigui808/
Kamnigue801/
Kagnigue801/
Kaniga77147/
Kanige7764/
Konigi7729/
Kounnigui757/
Kahanigue751/
Khanhighi751/
Kaniega71339/
Caniqui7160/
Caniguy7157/
Kaniger7136/
Konigai7113/
Kanigwa7113/
Kanniga7111/
Kanigye7110/
Kanigga716/
Kannige715/
Kaaniga713/
Canigua713/
Konigie712/
Kanigee712/
Konigit711/
Canigue711/
Canigai711/
Kanigay711/
Kainiga711/
Kanigge711/
Kangige711/
Kanigher6734/
Caniquit6724/
Konnigai6714/
Caniquie6714/
Kagnegue6710/
Canisqui673/
Kognigue671/
Khanigbe671/
Khonigue671/
Canigier671/

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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 Kanigui
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis