Kosigei Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kosigei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosigei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kosigei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosigei is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosigei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosigei is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Kosigei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kosigei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya Kosigei is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 98 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Kosigei is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Kosigei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kosigei surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosigi92528/
Kosige9226/
Kosegei8643/
Koshigi8610/
Kosigey861/
Koshige861/
Kossigui8035/
Khoshigi801/
Kosziegi801/
Kasige77717/
Kasigi77231/
Kosiga7742/
Kosege772/
Khoshighi7510/
Koshiga71378/
Kasoigi7127/
Kasigyi7123/
Kocigit7113/
Kasigye7111/
Kashigi7110/
Kasaigi715/
Khasigi715/
Kesigye713/
Kossiga712/
Kasighe711/
Kozisii711/
Kausigi711/
Kashige711/
Kashinge672,163/
Kashingi67713/
Kasuingi67602/
Kassigui6717/
Kogetgei674/
Koussiga673/
Khoshiga672/
Kashighi672/
Kashigji671/
Cousigui671/
Kossigga671/
Kashigye671/
Khasigye671/
Khosisiy671/
Khozaige671/
Kocijgit671/
Kochigit671/
Koshenge671/

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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 Kosigei
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