Kiega Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Kiega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kiega (41) may also be a first name.
Kiega Demographics
Kiega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiega is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiega live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name in the world, held by 41 people.
Kiega is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Kiega is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Muranga County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Kiega is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.
Kiega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kiega
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