Kigho Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kigho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kigho (166) may also be a first name.

Kigho Last Name Facts

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

Kigho is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kigho is the 1,152,132nd most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigho reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 710,504th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 166 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Kigho is most common in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Edo, where 11 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigho911/
Kiogho911/
Kigo893,051/
Kaingho831/
Kaigo801,496/
Kiogo801,325/
Kigha80490/
Kigoi80203/
Kiggo8085/
Kigod8065/
Kigou8039/
Kiego8031/
Koigo8027/
Kigot8016/
Keigo8016/
Kigoa805/
Kigos803/
Kuigo803/
Kegho802/
Kigoz802/
Kigoo802/
Kigah802/
Kigoy801/
Kugho801/
Kigoh801/
Kigoj801/
Kigahe732,319/
Kaingo73638/
Keugho7372/
Kuigha7357/
Koingo7342/
Kuingo7336/
Keingo7334/
Koigou7315/
Kiogha7314/
Kuegho7310/
Keagho7310/
Kuigoh7310/
Kigoth739/
Khingo736/
Kighga734/
Kiegou732/
Kuigou732/
Kiegha731/
Kigoih731/
Koigoi731/
Kigosh731/
Kighau731/
Kighaa731/
Kiogou731/
Kaigoi731/
Kaigha731/
Kigozt731/
Kiggah731/
Keghuo731/
Keghoh731/
Keigha731/
Chigho731/
Kighat731/
Kugo672,321/
Kiga671,189/
Kego67377/
Kägo67262/
Kygo6746/
Cigo6728/
Kaaingo674/
Chighou672/
Kaingha672/
Khaingo672/
Kigó671/
Kigooha671/
Kaing'o671/
Keghosh671/
Keaghou671/
Keighah671/
Kueghou671/

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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 Kigho
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