Kiregu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiregu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiregu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiregu Demographics

Kiregu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Kiregu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiregu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiregu? popularity and diffusion

Kiregu is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Kiregu occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kiregu live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kiregu is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 90 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Rwanda, where 8 percent live.

Kiregu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiragu8318,342/
Kirigu83211/
Keregu8324/
Kirogu839/
Kirigou77148/
Kiragau7730/
Kirragu779/
Kairigu774/
Kiraguh772/
Kiriggu771/
Kiraggu771/
Kurigu6733/
Kurogu6712/
Kuragu6710/
Keragu671/
Kerigu671/
Cirigu671/
Chirigu62253/
Keyragu621/
Quirogu621/
Quiragu621/
Kurigau621/
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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 Kiregu
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