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

The last name Kirigo is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirigo is the 192,601st most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,333,736 people. The surname Kirigo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirigo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kirigo is also the 405,761st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 446 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,084 people, or 1 in 22,159. In Kenya Kirigo is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Kirigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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