Basangira Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Basangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Basangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basangira occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basangira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Basangira is the 2,034,059th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basangira live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Basangira is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 23 percent reside, Kyankwanzi District, where 19 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside and Rwanda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basagira | 94 | 3 | / |
| Basanira | 94 | 1 | / |
| Basangire | 89 | 4 | / |
| Basangura | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bashagira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Basanzira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Basanjira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Basangaire | 84 | 18 | / |
| Bashangire | 84 | 8 | / |
| Bashangura | 84 | 7 | / |
| Baasangiri | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bazagira | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bazanira | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bajahangira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bazangire | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bosanzira | 78 | 2 | / |
| Botsanzira | 74 | 159 | / |
| Baisangeri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vasaniro | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bazongire | 67 | 9 | / |
| Basanjero | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bazongera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bazangere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vazangiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batsongeri | 63 | 3 | / |
| Baisoghera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bazongere | 56 | 79 | / |
| Bazzongere | 53 | 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 Basangira
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