Kiheka Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551

Kiheka (65) may also be a first name.

Kiheka Last Name Facts

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

Kiheka is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kiheka.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiheka? popularity and diffusion

Kiheka is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Kiheka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiheka live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiheka is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

Kiheka is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 85 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Kiheka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiheeka921/
Kieka91315/
Kihika832,208/
Kiecka83375/
Kuheka83205/
Kijeka836/
Kiekka834/
Kiekas833/
Kiihka831/
Kiheko831/
Khieka831/
Kiekaj831/
Kiejka831/
Kietka831/
Kieszka7721/
Kiekkas7712/
Kiekaya774/
Kihyoka772/
Kihekeh771/
Kihaika771/
Kaheeka771/
Kiekaja771/
Kieskka771/
Keheika771/
Kihikah771/
Chiheka771/
Kieckka770/
Kieko731,357/
Kieca73987/
Kieke73578/
Kiika73560/
Kieki73135/
Kjeka7364/
Kyeka7358/
Kyika7311/
Kieskatt711/
Kihiko671,903/
Kijika671,213/
Kiekie67341/
Kiykaç67279/
Kieski67270/
Kiyoka67247/
Kiejko67222/
Kiikka67191/
Kiecko67154/
Kiecke67102/
Khieko6768/
Kieske6751/
Khieke6748/
Kietko6729/
Kiekou6725/
Kehika6723/
Keaika6715/
Cihika6710/
Kiesky678/
Kiekis677/
Kihike676/
Kiezko675/
Kyikha675/
Kihiki673/
Kuhika672/
Keikah672/
Kiekki671/
Kiajka671/
Kijeki671/
Kiekeu671/
Kieeca671/
Kieško671/
Kiecki671/
Kieiko671/
Kiekee671/
Kiekot671/
Kiesko671/
Kietke671/
Kiekeh671/
Kiekiś671/
Kiioka671/
Kieyko671/
Kiekes670/
Kiegke670/

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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 Kiheka
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