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 surname Kigehi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kigehi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigehi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigehi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Kigehi is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya Kigehi is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 91 percent live, Kakamega County, where 4 percent live and Nandi County, where 4 percent live.
Kigehi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kigehi surname is principally 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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