Kigha Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Kigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 469 | 1:44,284 | 5,833 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigha is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigha? popularity and diffusion
Kigha is the 625,459th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The surname Kigha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigha are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Kigha is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 44,284. In Cameroon Kigha is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kigha
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