Sighei Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sighei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sighei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sighei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sighei occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sighei? popularity and diffusion
Sighei is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Sighei is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sighei live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bomet County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent live.
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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 Sighei
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