Kigh Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8531:207,67012,375
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kigh (15) may also be a first name.

Kigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigh (Hindi: किघ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kigh is the 408,463rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. Kigh is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The surname Kigh is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 853 people, or 1 in 207,670. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 85 percent are found, Imo, where 8 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Kigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kigh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigh surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigh8961/
Keigh8930/
Kiegh897/
Koigh890/
Kiogh890/
Kig86381/
Kegh75960/
Keig75523/
Kikh7556/
Kigg7511/
Kaig7511/
Kiog756/
Kigt755/
Kikg754/
Kixh754/
Kihg754/
Kieg753/
Kuig752/
Cigh752/
Kigk752/
Khig752/
Koig752/
Kygh751/
Kicg751/
Kihk751/
Kqig751/
Gkig751/
Kcig751/
Kihx751/
Kijg751/
Kiqh751/
Kigue67398/
Chigh6793/
Kaigg6727/
Khaig6715/
Kyogh6711/
Kikhe678/
Keikh676/
Kitkh673/
Khikh673/
Keugh672/
Keagh672/
Kaikh672/
Koicg672/
Kikhd671/
Kheig671/
Kicqg671/
Kikgs671/
Kihke671/
Ckikh671/
Kichg671/
Caigh670/
Kuigg670/

Kigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kigh in the Hindi language
किघkigha-

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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 Kigh
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