Waichigo Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waichigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waichigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3461:133,46810,942
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Waichigo (57) may also be a first name.

Waichigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waichigo occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waichigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waichigo is the 801,116th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name Waichigo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waichigo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name globally, held by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 133,468. In Kenya Waichigo is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 29 percent live and Kiambu County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Waichigo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waicigo9379/
Waichugo884/
Waishigo884/
Wachiga808/
Bichigo804/
Vichigoy757/
Waichuga752/
Bachigou751/
Wichinga751/
Bicigo71357/
Wakigo7155/
Wazigo714/
Wasigo711/
Wachuga6771/
Viciego6756/
Biciego6745/
Bichego6730/
Bicicgo6719/
Bachiga676/
Wausigo673/
Waisiga672/
Wajjigo671/
Bashigo671/
Bachego671/
Washiga671/

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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 Waichigo
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