Chiriga Surname

161,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4141:27,6093,830
Zimbabwe1,2511:12,3411,639
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chiriga (87) may also be a first name.

Chiriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiriga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiriga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiriga is the 161,408th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,701,092 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiriga live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 87 people.

Chiriga is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,414 people, or 1 in 27,609. In Uganda Chiriga is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 84 percent reside, Koboko District, where 5 percent reside and Arua District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Chiriga Last Name Statistics demography

Chiriga earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning R 224,172 per year.

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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 Chiriga
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