Kiguru Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8981:15,9351,906
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kiguru (651) may also be a first name.

Kiguru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiguru is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiguru is the 149,751st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,471,192 people. Kiguru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiguru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 325,541st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 651 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,898 people, or 1 in 15,935. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent reside, Muranga County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Kenya Kiguru exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Kiguru Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kiguru last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kiguru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiguru922/
Kaiguru922/
Kuguru83559/
Kigoru838/
Ciguru838/
Keguru832/
Kahaiguru8010/
Kaheiguru803/
Chiguru771,974/
Kugguru7719/
Keguruh778/
Kayguru771/
Kegourou7114/
Cuguru6712/
Ceguru673/
Cheguru6298/
Cheeguru573/
Cheguuru571/

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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
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  • 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 Kiguru
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