Kigehi Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Kigehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
Kigehi Demographics
Kigehi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigehi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigehi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigehi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigehi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Kigehi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigehi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 91 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside and Nandi County, where 4 percent reside.
Kigehi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kegehi | 83 | 557 | / |
| Kigehe | 83 | 118 | / |
| Kagehi | 83 | 57 | / |
| Koigei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kisgei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigyeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keigei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keguehi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kinghei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigehee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisehei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kagei | 73 | 938 | / |
| Kegei | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kugei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kigii | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kigye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kigee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qigei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keingeai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigahe | 67 | 2,319 | / |
| Kezihi | 67 | 95 | / |
| Koigee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kechie | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kesihi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kiguyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kiguye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kigiha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kichie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kisiei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kegeai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khagei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiggye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kijehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kugeai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kougei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiguie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiesii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigje | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kigehi
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