Vigeshi Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Vigeshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigeshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1411:327,51720,034

Vigeshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigeshi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigeshi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vigeshi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Vigeshi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Vigeshi is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside.

Vigeshi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigetsi861/
Vageshi861/
Bigeschi8096/
Viceschi803/
Veygeshi803/
Vizesi7735/
Vegesi778/
Figesi775/
Vicesi771/
Vigezi771/
Vugesi771/
Vigezzi71583/
Vichesi7163/
Vougesi7149/
Fugeshi7119/
Vigheci7118/
Vijesih7117/
Begeshi7117/
Vegessi7113/
Vegesha719/
Vizechi717/
Vesechi715/
Wageshi715/
Vaijesi711/
Visessi711/
Visechi711/
Vighosi711/
Vegesai711/
Viseusi711/
Vesichi711/
Vigossi711/
Vigessa711/
Vezgishi6733/
Vichessi6712/
Vichiesi678/
Vougesis678/
Visetsit674/
Vougessi673/
Vaisechi672/
Vaighese671/
Vicheseh671/
Visessai671/
Visetsei671/
Biseschi671/

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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 Vigeshi
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