Kigera Surname

297,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1631:39,7084,196
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
United States171:21,321,114641,998
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kigera (233) may also be a first name.

Kigera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigera occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 297,484th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kigera reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most common first name world-wide It is held by 233 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 39,708. In Kenya Kigera is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kigera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kigera last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kigera earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.56% less than the national average, earning $23,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigera92132/
Kighera9266/
Kiguera921/
Kiogera921/
Kiyogera8633/
Khiguera861/
Kigherga861/
Kijera832,572/
Kagera83880/
Kigere83488/
Kigora83438/
Kisera83333/
Kigira83192/
Kigara83185/
Kegera8357/
Kicera8341/
Kigeri8341/
Kugera8330/
Kizera8326/
Cigera8310/
Kigero835/
Kigery831/
Kaigere77434/
Kiseera7776/
Kaigara7742/
Kagerah7737/
Kigheri7721/
Kidjera7714/
Keisera7713/
Chigera7712/
Koigere778/
Kyogera776/
Kaisera774/
Kaigeri774/
Kaizera773/
Kizeera772/
Kuizera772/
Kiggira772/
Kiogero771/
Kizeroa771/
Keigeri771/
Keizera771/
Kigeere771/
Kiegeri771/
Kagerra771/
Kaggera771/
Kiggara771/
Kighara771/
Kighere771/
Kkizera771/
Koigara771/
Kiserah771/
Kiegere771/
Kayogera71125/
Kedziera7126/
Kaingira7117/
Kayigira718/
Kaiserah715/
Kiyejera714/
Kieghery711/
Kiyogero711/
Kayizera711/
Kajugera711/
Kajigira711/
Kiyacera711/
Kuyizera711/
Kisira672,228/
Kugara67992/
Kisero67386/
Kigoro67243/
Kagero67223/
Kysera67205/
Keiseraas67113/
Kegere6791/
Cigero6756/
Kigaro6754/
Kecera6751/
Kesera6750/
Kijira6747/
Kejera6731/
Kigiri6730/
Kizira6728/
Kesira6720/
Kyzera6718/
Kecira6716/
Kegora6713/
Kugira6711/
Kisgeretz6710/
Kigiro6710/
Kegeri679/
Khizerzai678/
Cizera674/
Kaiseratt673/
Kezira673/
Cegera673/
Kigire673/
Kejira673/
Kaiseraat671/
Cigeri671/
Cigere671/
Kezera671/
Keighgeri671/
Kegira671/
Kayoogera671/
Kicira671/
Kizero671/
Cagera671/
Kihgirhga671/
Kegara671/
Kegery670/
Kigerreis670/

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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 Kigera
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