Kihugi Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kihugi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihugi is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kihugi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihugi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kihugi reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Kihugi is primarily found in: Nakuru County, where 61 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 35 percent live and Laikipia County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Kihugi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kihugis921/
Kiugi9166/
Kihuga83213/
Kihuzi8363/
Kiungi8338/
Kihusi834/
Kiugai831/
Kiugia831/
Kiughi831/
Kihuji831/
Kehugi831/
Kiungai77133/
Kijungi774/
Kihunge772/
Kiehusi771/
Kiusi731,164/
Kiuzi7390/
Kiuga7316/
Kiuge734/
Khojougi711/
Kijaughi711/
Khujuggi711/
Khyuga67335/
Kijogi67128/
Kieusi67110/
Chiugi6746/
Kehuji6729/
Kiunge6728/
Kuyogi6712/
Kijuzi679/
Kijuga679/
Qiugui678/
Kiuger677/
Kiugha675/
Keiuji675/
Koyugi675/
Kehuzi674/
Kyungi674/
Kiusis672/
Kehusi672/
Kihoga671/
Kihuza671/

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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 Kihugi
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