Kigotho Surname

182,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kigotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2321:20,6902,381
Australia751:359,94330,133
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England41:13,929,515290,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kigotho (414) may also be a first name.

Kigotho Last Name Facts

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

Kigotho is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigotho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kigotho is the 182,810th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,135,777 people. The last name Kigotho is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kigotho reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 414 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,232 people, or 1 in 20,690. In Kenya Kigotho is most common in: Kiambu County, where 17 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kigotho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kigotho surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Kigotho earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kighotho931/
Kigoto9211/
Kigetho864/
Kegotho862/
Keigoto861/
Kighotha8022/
Kugoto774/
Kigutha718/
Chigoto716/
Kugotha715/
Kighota712/
Kaigutha674/
Kighutha672/
Kegethoi671/

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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 Kigotho
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