Kigio Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kigio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kigio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigio occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kigio reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Kigio is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 89 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 6 percent are found and Meru County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kigio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiio8912,136/
Kaingio831/
Kiggi8067/
Kijio8067/
Kihio8038/
Kegio805/
Kiioj804/
Kiioh802/
Khiio801/
Kiioyi731/
Khijgi731/
Kiji673,364/
Kägi672,652/
Kioi672,458/
Kiyo671,580/
Kioa67415/
Kioe67351/
Kiei67199/
Kihi67176/
Kyio6733/
Ki'i6730/
Kioy6712/
Kiie675/
Kjgi675/
Kiić674/
Kyii672/
Kgij671/
Kiij671/
Kiih671/
Kjio671/
Kgii671/
Kjii671/
Kiii671/
Kiiz671/

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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 Kigio
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