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 more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigotho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kigotho is the 182,810th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,135,777 people. The surname 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 common first name on earth, borne by 414 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,232 people, or 1 in 20,690. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 17 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Nakuru County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kigotho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigotho last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kigotho surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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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