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.

Kiregu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kiregu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kiregu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiregu is the 5,391,485th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Kiregu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kiregu reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kiregu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 90 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kiregu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Rwanda, where 8 percent are found.

Kiregu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Kiregu
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