Kegehi Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Kegehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 550 | 1:83,963 | 7,709 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Kegehi Demographics
Kegehi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kegehi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kegehi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kegehi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kegehi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 567,444th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kegehi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 83,963. In Kenya Kegehi is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Kegehi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keguehi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kegei | 91 | 72 | / |
| Kigehi | 83 | 89 | / |
| Kagehi | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kegeai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Koegei | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kegohi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kegehe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keigei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keangei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kegihoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keghjoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kegajhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kogei | 73 | 2,714 | / |
| Kagei | 73 | 938 | / |
| Kegye | 73 | 96 | / |
| Kegii | 73 | 35 | / |
| Kigei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kegyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cegei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kegji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kegee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keghihyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keingeai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegyes | 67 | 476 | / |
| Kigehe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kagohi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kegihe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kegyer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kagahi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kegiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khagei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keguye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koigei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kokgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keegii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keguie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koggei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigje | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kegehi
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