Kiguta Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiguta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiguta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0551:43,7724,551
Tanzania1371:386,43527,768
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kiguta (26) may also be a first name.

Kiguta Last Name Facts

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

Kiguta is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiguta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 310,170th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiguta are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kiguta is also the 2,084,397th most common given name in the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname Kiguta is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,055 people, or 1 in 43,772. In Kenya Kiguta is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 23 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 20 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 19 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kiguta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiguta last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kiguta earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 161.3% more than the national average, earning $112,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigutha928/
Kiguuta921/
Kaiguta921/
Kaigutha864/
Kighutha862/
Kiguti8398/
Kuguta8363/
Kigita8311/
Kigute831/
Chiguta77234/
Koigita7721/
Kiguthi7719/
Kighota772/
Kiggita771/
Kighotha7122/
Chigutai711/
Kaigitha711/
Kugita6714/
Kuguto6713/
Kigoto6711/
Kigoti675/
Keguto673/
Kigote671/
Kigotho622,324/
Chiguti6243/
Chigute6241/
Cheguta625/
Koigoti622/
Keigoto621/
Kigitei621/
Chiguto621/
Kigitho621/
Chigutei5721/
Chigutti576/
Kighotho571/
Chigoute571/
Chiguthi571/
Cugita5026/
Ceguti503/
Cegute501/

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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 Kiguta
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