Bikanyire Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Bikanyire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Bikanyire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bikanyire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bikanyire occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bikanyire.
How Common Is The Last Name Bikanyire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Bikanyire is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bikanyire are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Bikanyire is most prevalent in: Isingiro District, where 34 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 30 percent live and Kibaale District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 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 Bikanyire
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