Kigathi Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5911:78,1397,261
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kigathi (59) may also be a first name.

Kigathi Last Name Facts

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

Kigathi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigathi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigathi is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name Kigathi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kigathi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigathi is also the 1,282,666th most common given name globally, borne by 59 people.

Kigathi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 78,139. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 43 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Kenya Kigathi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Kigathi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kigathi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kigathi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiggathi935/
Kigati9232/
Kigathe863/
Kiggati861/
Kigatti861/
Kigatie861/
Kiogothi8041/
Kaingati8010/
Kigothio809/
Keingati802/
Kugati77371/
Kigata77190/
Kigate7739/
Kigoti775/
Keingatti758/
Kaigathte751/
Chigati7188/
Kigaita7163/
Kigaste7115/
Kisgáti7111/
Kigatta715/
Kigaate713/
Khugati713/
Koigoti712/
Koigate712/
Kaigate712/
Kigatte711/
Kigaite711/
Kigaata711/
Kugatti711/
Kighotha6722/
Qaighati677/
Khengati672/
Kiogothe672/
Khaigate671/
Khaigata671/
Khingate671/
Kegethoi671/

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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 Kigathi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis