Kichia Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kichia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kichia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kichia (20) may also be a first name.

Kichia Last Name Facts

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

Kichia (Oriya: କିଚିଆ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kichia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kichia is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kichia are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kichia is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The last name Kichia is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Kichia is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 95 percent are found, Migori County, where 4 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitchia928/
Koichia921/
Khuichia861/
Kitchias860/
Kikhia83132/
Kechia8358/
Kuchia837/
Kichio835/
Kichya834/
Cichia831/
Kiscia831/
Kichihaha8096/
Kitchaiya8053/
Chichia77629/
Kichijo77378/
Kitchio77102/
Kitshia7721/
Ketchia7711/
Keechia777/
Khichya776/
Khikhia775/
Khechia774/
Keichio772/
Quichia771/
Kuchija771/
Khuchia771/
Kechi'a771/
Kicja7323/
Kicya735/
Kichihei71933/
Khuikhia718/
Kichayya713/
Kuchaiya712/
Kitchiho711/
Kiocheha711/
Ketchiha711/
Kaichyap711/
Kuchio67392/
Cuchia67243/
Chiţea6762/
Kekhia6760/
Kuchya6731/
Kitzia6729/
Chicea6716/
Kikhya674/
Kitsia673/
Kechea672/
Kezhia672/
Chizya672/
Kescia672/
Cichya671/
Kujhia671/
Kikhio671/
Kechajias671/

Kichia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kichia in the Oriya language
କିଚିଆkici'a-

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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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  • 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 Kichia
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