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 more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kigoro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigoro is the 1,035,555th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Kigoro is predominantly found 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 widespread first name globally It is held by 150 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Kigoro is mostly concentrated in: Embu County, where 45 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 37 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Kigoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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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