Kigira Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1701:271,64617,921
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kigira Last Name Facts

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

Kigira is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kigira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kigira live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Kigira is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 59 percent reside, Muranga County, where 38 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiggira922/
Kaingira8617/
Kisira832,228/
Kigera831,281/
Kigura83119/
Kijira8347/
Kigiri8330/
Kizira8328/
Kugira8311/
Kigiro8310/
Kigire833/
Kegira831/
Kicira831/
Kihgirhga801/
Chigira77976/
Kaigera77132/
Kighera7766/
Koigiri7744/
Koigura7729/
Kigaire7726/
Kaizira7710/
Kizuira779/
Kigiriy775/
Kaigiri774/
Kidjira773/
Kiguura773/
Kisiraa771/
Kyogira771/
Kizzira771/
Kitcira771/
Kiguiri771/
Kigoire771/
Kigirih771/
Kighiri771/
Kiogera771/
Kaisira771/
Kiguera771/
Kaigura771/
Keijira771/
Keigire771/
Chigaira711/
Khiguera711/
Kaiguire711/
Khaijira711/
Kisirach711/
Kigherga711/
Kijera672,572/
Kigere67488/
Kisera67333/
Cigiri6779/
Kegera6757/
Kisiro6753/
Kegiri6747/
Kigeri6741/
Kicera6741/
Kugera6730/
Kizera6726/
Kiguro6720/
Kesira6720/
Kiziro6720/
Kecira6716/
Kugura6715/
Kegire6711/
Cigera6710/
Kigero675/
Kijiro674/
Kezira673/
Kejira673/
Kigery671/
Kugiro671/
Khahijira671/
Cizira671/

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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 Kigira
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