Shigami Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shigami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shigami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shigami (Russian: Шигами) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shigami is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Shigami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shigami reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Shigami Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiggami931/
Shingami931/
Sigami922/
Shigemi862,003/
Chigami8653/
Sigamoi861/
Shigama861/
Saigami861/
Shigemei8077/
Shingame804/
Chigamhi801/
Seighami801/
Segami773,441/
Sigama77862/
Sigame7748/
Sugami7745/
Sigemi777/
Zigami773/
Chigame7183/
Zighami7155/
Saigama7130/
Shegame7117/
Sigaima7114/
Shigeme714/
Cigamoi712/
Segamie711/
Sigauma711/
Seghami711/
Siegama711/
Shigoma711/
Sugammi711/
Suegami711/
Sigamma711/
Soigama711/
Zeighami67149/
Chigamhe6739/
Zaighami6717/
Saingame672/
Chigamed672/
Shegamma671/

Shigami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shigami in the Russian language
Шигамиsigami-

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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
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  • 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 Shigami
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