Kigara Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kigara Last Name Facts

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

Kigara (Oriya: କିଗରା) is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kigara is the 1,248,410th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kigara reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 78 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent live and Laikipia County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Kigara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigara surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kigara earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigara9242/
Koigara921/
Kighara921/
Kiggara921/
Kigera831,281/
Kugara83992/
Kigora83438/
Cigara8383/
Kigaro8354/
Kigare8343/
Kigari8321/
Kegara831/
Kiogora776,989/
Chigara771,358/
Cigarra77152/
Kaigera77132/
Kighera7766/
Kigaire7726/
Kugaura7722/
Caigara7721/
Kigariy7713/
Kegarai7712/
Kugaray776/
Kyogara772/
Khigare772/
Kaigare772/
Kigarii771/
Kigarie771/
Kigoora771/
Kigaari771/
Kugarah771/
Khugara771/
Kaigari771/
Chigarah7111/
Khengara718/
Khaigare718/
Kighariy715/
Kaingare714/
Chighara713/
Kaingari712/
Kugahara712/
Kiogorra711/
Keigoora711/
Kcegarra711/
Chigaura711/
Chigaira711/
Chigaara711/
Koigoora711/
Kichgari711/
Keighary711/
Caighara711/
Cigari671,595/
Cigare67255/
Kigoro67243/
Kigori67171/
Kegare6777/
Kegera6757/
Kegari6743/
Kugaro6742/
Kugera6730/
Kigore6723/
Cegara6722/
Cigary6718/
Kegora6713/
Kigero675/
Cigaro673/
Khaingare671/
Chigahara671/
Caigharap671/
Cugara671/

Kigara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kigara in the Oriya language
କିଗରାkigara-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kigara
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