Kegode Surname

249,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kegode Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5711:29,3953,249
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England101:5,571,806158,774

Kegode (17) may also be a first name.

Kegode Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kegode is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kegode.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegode? popularity and diffusion

It is the 249,252nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,574,731 people. The surname Kegode occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kegode live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kegode is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,571 people, or 1 in 29,395. In Kenya Kegode is most common in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya Kegode is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kegode Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kegode surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kegode earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegade8369/
Kigode8357/
Kagode8341/
Kogode8316/
Kegude831/
Kegede831/
Khegade7772/
Kaggode7739/
Chegode771/
Kegadeh771/
Koegade771/
Kaygode771/
Khengade716/
Khoegade712/
Khejgade711/
Khaegade711/
Kagade673,771/
Kigodi672,150/
Kigoda671,535/
Kogade671,123/
Kagodi67116/
Cogode6720/
Kigade6720/
Kigude6711/
Kegedi6710/
Kegadi673/
Kogodi671/
Kagede671/
Kegudi671/
Kegady671/
Cegade671/
Kygade671/

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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 Kegode
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