Kihiga Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kihiga (18) may also be a first name.

Kihiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihiga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kihiga is the 1,471,719th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihiga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 18 people.

The last name Kihiga is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Kihiga is most common in: Tanga Region, where 69 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihinga92550/
Kiiga91115/
Kihega83314/
Kihigi83134/
Kiinga8329/
Kijiga8311/
Kihige836/
Cihiga832/
Kiigha831/
Kihigo831/
Kijinga77319/
Kihingi77157/
Kihenga77123/
Khienga7741/
Kihinge7719/
Kihingo7718/
Chihiga775/
Kehinga771/
Kiighga771/
Kiheega771/
Kiing'a771/
Cihinga771/
Kiige732,810/
Kiega73102/
Kiigo7348/
Kiyga736/
Kiigi736/
Kijigo67375/
Kiyoga67130/
Kiingi6782/
Kooijinga6745/
Chiega6740/
Kijega6710/
Kiinge676/
Chiiga676/
Kiiger672/
Kyinga672/
Ciinga671/
Kyigai671/
Kyoiga671/
Kijige671/
Kihego671/
Kiegha671/

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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 Kihiga
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