Kigham Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kigham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kigham (20) may also be a first name.

Kigham Last Name Facts

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

Kigham occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Kigham occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kigham are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 39 percent live, Southwest Region, where 38 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kigham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kigham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kigham last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kigham Last Name Statistics demography

Kigham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiegham921/
Kigam91122/
Keingham861/
Kuingham860/
Kigame83294/
Kegham83154/
Kaigam8328/
Koigam8319/
Kuigam831/
Kaingam77338/
Keegham7795/
Kaigame7717/
Khygham771/
Caigham770/
Kugam7386/
Kegam7354/
Cigam733/
Kigom732/
Qigam731/
Khinghom71218/
Khoingam715/
Kainngam711/
Cuingham710/
Kigome6775/
Kigoum6750/
Chigam675/
Keegam674/
Kegame673/
Keugam673/
Kygame671/
Cighom671/
Quigam671/
Kuegam671/
Khegam671/

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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 Kigham
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