Shivoga Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shivoga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shivoga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shivoga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shivoga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shivoga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivoga? popularity and diffusion

Shivoga is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Shivoga is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shivoga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 513,110. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Shivoga Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Shivoga
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