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 surname Kighir occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kighir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kighir is the 252,790th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kighir are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 142 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 113,335. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Taraba, where 6 percent live and Anambra, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Kighir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kighir last name is principally 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
- 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 Kighir
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