Kigoi Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Kigoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
Kigoi (18) may also be a first name.
Kigoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kigoi is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigoi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,173,425th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigoi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigoi is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename globally, held by 18 people.
The surname Kigoi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Kigoi is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 59 percent live, Muranga County, where 29 percent live and Kiambu County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 37 percent live.
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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 Kigoi
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