Kigoro Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kigoro (150) may also be a first name.

Kigoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kigoro is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigoro is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kigoro reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kigoro is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 150 people.

Kigoro is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Kigoro is mostly concentrated in: Embu County, where 45 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 37 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kigoro occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Kigoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kigoro surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigoro923/
Kigooro922/
Kigora83438/
Kegoro83416/
Kigaro8354/
Kiguro8320/
Kigero835/
Cigoro832/
Kiogora776,989/
Chigoro77355/
Keghoro776/
Caigoro771/
Kigoora771/
Kieguro771/
Kegourou7114/
Koygorou711/
Kyoghoro711/
Kiogorra711/
Keigoora711/
Chigoroi711/
Koigoora711/
Kaigorodowa711/
Kaygorod711/
Kigera671,281/
Kigara67185/
Kigura67119/
Kugaro6742/
Keguro6713/
Kegora6713/
Cigaro673/

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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 Kigoro
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