Abiriga Surname
Approximately 6,594 people bear this surname
Abiriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,571 | 1:5,941 | 1,056 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Abiriga (79) may also be a first name.
Abiriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abiriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abiriga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abiriga? popularity and diffusion
Abiriga is the 74,564th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,105,178 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abiriga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 79 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 6,571 people, or 1 in 5,941. In Uganda Abiriga is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 36 percent are found, Arua District, where 27 percent are found and Maracha District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent are found and Tunisia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habiriga | 93 | 7 | / |
| Abirigah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abiriegha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ebiriga | 86 | 40 | / |
| Abirige | 86 | 10 | / |
| Abirigo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obiriga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Abiruga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aberiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awiriga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebirega | 71 | 31 | / |
| Eberiga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Aberega | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ebiruga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Obirige | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obirigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abirego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awirigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avirigho | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aberegha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aberegah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aberigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eberigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awirigoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiregye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwirigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obitrega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awerigha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abiriga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis