Kirigu Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kirigu 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
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
DR Congo751:985,06164,020

Kirigu (54) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kirigu Demographics

Kirigu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kirigu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirigu is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kirigu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirigu? popularity and diffusion

Kirigu is the 1,140,742nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Kirigu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirigu reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Kirigu is most prevalent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 80 percent reside, Meru County, where 7 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside.

Kirigu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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
Kirigou92148/
Kairigu924/
Kiriggu921/
Kirugu83464/
Kurigu8333/
Kiregu8313/
Cirigu831/
Kerigu831/
Chirigu77253/
Koirugu771/
Kurigau771/
Kiruguh771/
Kurugu67105/
Keregu6724/
Kerugu671/
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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 Kirigu
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