Kigaru Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kigaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kigaru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kigaru Demographics

Kigaru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kigaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigaru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Kigaru is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kigaru reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Kigaru is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 29 percent live, Muranga County, where 29 percent live and Vihiga County, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Kigaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigoru838/
Kugaru831/
Chigaru771,449/
Khegaru771/
Keshgaru713/
Cigarrou712/
Chigharu711/
Khigharoe671/
Chigoru623/
Kegourou5714/
Koygorou571/
Ceangaru571/
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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 Kigaru
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