Kihega Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
United States411:8,840,462379,649
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kihega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihega occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 864,701st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kihega are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kihega is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 194,638. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 35 percent live, Njombe Region, where 35 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Kihega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kihega surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Kihega earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $34,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihenga92123/
Kiheega921/
Kiega91102/
Kihiga83144/
Kijega8310/
Kiegha831/
Kihego831/
Khyegai7713,681/
Kihinga77550/
Cihenga7755/
Khienga7741/
Kijenga7733/
Kihengo7721/
Kihenge7718/
Kaheega771/
Kiighga771/
Kiegast771/
Kyega73207/
Kiiga73115/
Kiego7331/
Kiege7312/
Kiyga736/
Kiengiea711/
Kiheugou711/
Kijhegye711/
Kyenga671,380/
Kihigi67134/
Kiyoga67130/
Kooijenga67106/
Chiega6740/
Kijege6732/
Kiinga6729/
Kieghe6720/
Kijiga6711/
Kihige676/
Kyegga675/
Kiegui674/
Kyinga672/
Kiegou672/
Cihiga672/
Kiigha671/
Kyigai671/
Kiegos671/
Kihigo671/
Kyoiga671/
Kyegai671/

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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 Kihega
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