Kigwei Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Kigwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
Kigwei Demographics
Kigwei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kigwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kigwei is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kigwei is the 2,605,694th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigwei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Kigwei is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 98 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside.
Kigwei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kigwei last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigweyi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kigwe | 91 | 495 | / |
| Kigwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiggwe | 83 | 712 | / |
| Kiogwe | 83 | 205 | / |
| Kigwio | 83 | 56 | / |
| Koigwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kigwed | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigwehe | 77 | 86 | / |
| Kigweja | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kikweji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigweya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigwiyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikweyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigveyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigwieh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikwe | 73 | 1,004 | / |
| Kigwa | 73 | 898 | / |
| Kigue | 73 | 398 | / |
| Kikwi | 73 | 115 | / |
| Kigui | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kegwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kikwai | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Chigwe | 67 | 1,443 | / |
| Kaigwa | 67 | 487 | / |
| Chigwi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kuigwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Kiekwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kiguhi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kiggwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kaigui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kiguhe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kaigue | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kiguai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kikwiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kugwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuigui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kikgui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kihkwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kigwei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis