Kighir Surname
Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname
Kighir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,563 | 1:113,335 | 7,532 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kighir (142) may also be a first name.
Kighir Demographics
Kighir Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kighir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kighir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kighir is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighir? popularity and diffusion
Kighir is the 252,790th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,656,579 people. Kighir occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kighir reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kighir is also the 775,413th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 142 people.
Kighir is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 113,335. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 81 percent reside, Taraba, where 6 percent reside and Anambra, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Kighir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kighir last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kighirt | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kighior | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keighir | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kigir | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kihir | 91 | 9 | / |
| Cighir | 83 | 96 | / |
| Kihire | 83 | 33 | / |
| Khigir | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kigher | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kihgir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigihr | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kigire | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koigir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kijhir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiir | 80 | 47,847 | / |
| Kigaire | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kiegher | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kingher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chighir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kighere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheghir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keigire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiohir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cighair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khijhir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khier | 73 | 7,713 | / |
| Kiger | 73 | 5,217 | / |
| Kiire | 73 | 794 | / |
| Kegir | 73 | 407 | / |
| Kehir | 73 | 97 | / |
| Kiehr | 73 | 59 | / |
| Cigir | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kiier | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kiihr | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kiior | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kiher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cihir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khyir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaiguire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheighir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigir | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Kieger | 67 | 510 | / |
| Kigere | 67 | 488 | / |
| Keiger | 67 | 340 | / |
| Khiger | 67 | 94 | / |
| Cigher | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kejgir | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kehair | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kaigre | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kegher | 67 | 45 | / |
| Khijir | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kajhir | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chihir | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaiger | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kheair | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kajgir | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kegire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keygir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuigre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kesgir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gkiger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khiere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kihere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuiger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khiyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khieir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khijer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kieier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khioer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khietr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khieer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keheir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kehier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kighir
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