Kigir Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kigir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kigir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigir (Marathi: िकगीर) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kigir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigir? popularity and diffusion
Kigir is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Kigir is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigir live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 45 percent are found, Benue, where 36 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kigir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kigir in the Marathi language | ||
| िकगीर | ikagira | - |
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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 Kigir
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