Kirigo Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0841:22,1592,536
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kirigo (446) may also be a first name.

Kirigo Last Name Facts

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

Kirigo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kirigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirigo is the 192,601st most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirigo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirigo is also the 405,761st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 446 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,084 people, or 1 in 22,159. In Kenya Kirigo is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 34 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kirigo is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Kirigo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirigou92148/
Kairigo9219/
Kirigho927/
Kirigoi921/
Kkirigo921/
Kiriga83798/
Kirugo83501/
Cirigo83486/
Kirego8375/
Kerigo8318/
Kurigo835/
Kirigha771,639/
Chirigo77875/
Koirugo774/
Kireego772/
Kirigah771/
Khiriga771/
Kireiga771/
Kiraiga771/
Kiregoy770/
Quierigo711/
Kaireiga711/
Kierigha711/
Koirigha711/
Kiruga67533/
Ciriga67376/
Kuriga67271/
Kirega67251/
Keriga67195/
Cerigo67145/
Kurego6756/
Kerego6712/
Círigo675/
Cirego674/

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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 Kirigo
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