Kegeshi Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Kegeshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 167 | 1:276,526 | 18,122 |
Kegeshi Demographics
Kegeshi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kegeshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kegeshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kegeshi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kegeshi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kegeshi? popularity and diffusion
Kegeshi is the 1,338,236th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kegeshi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Kegeshi is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 89 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 5 percent reside and Nandi County, where 2 percent reside.
Kegeshi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigeshi | 86 | 79 | / |
| Kageshi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Keigesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kegesa | 77 | 105 | / |
| Kagesi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Kezesi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kesesi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kegese | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kegosi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kogesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigoshi | 71 | 1,167 | / |
| Kogishi | 71 | 443 | / |
| Kogoshi | 71 | 124 | / |
| Kagishi | 71 | 44 | / |
| Kiseshi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kogiesi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kigesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kekgosi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kagoshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kagashi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kogashi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kegeche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kegashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijeshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kesaishi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Keghashe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khagishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queseshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keshzizi | 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 Kegeshi
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