Kirigha Surname
Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname
Kirigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,576 | 1:29,302 | 3,239 |
| Tanzania | 61 | 1:867,895 | 43,770 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kirigha (244) may also be a first name.
Kirigha Demographics
Kirigha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirigha occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirigha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,312th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,446,337 people. Kirigha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirigha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kirigha is also the 571,890th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 244 people.
The surname Kirigha is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,576 people, or 1 in 29,302. In Kenya Kirigha is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 57 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Kirigha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kierigha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Koirigha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kiriga | 92 | 798 | / |
| Kiregha | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kirigho | 86 | 7 | / |
| Khiriga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirighe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kerigha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiraiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kireiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirigah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirigaya | 80 | 1,440 | / |
| Chirigha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kaireiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirigo | 77 | 2,186 | / |
| Kiruga | 77 | 533 | / |
| Ciriga | 77 | 376 | / |
| Kuriga | 77 | 271 | / |
| Kirigi | 77 | 267 | / |
| Kirega | 77 | 251 | / |
| Keriga | 77 | 195 | / |
| Kirige | 77 | 55 | / |
| Chiriga | 71 | 2,698 | / |
| Kirigou | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kirugga | 71 | 80 | / |
| Kiregga | 71 | 76 | / |
| Keroiga | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kireega | 71 | 53 | / |
| Kairigi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Keregha | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kurugha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kairigo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kirigui | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kirigye | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kiriger | 71 | 7 | / |
| Quiriga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kairige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirigoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koirega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kureiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cirigai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kereiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerioga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirigis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurigau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kireaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keiruga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kkirigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiraigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerriga | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kherigay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quiroiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kittrige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiruingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quirigas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirrugga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quirriga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerrigah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kirigha
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