Gahongayire Surname
Approximately 6,900 people bear this surname
Gahongayire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 6,822 | 1:1,666 | 397 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gahongayire (19) may also be a first name.
Gahongayire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahongayire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gahongayire is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahongayire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,546th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,056,166 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahongayire live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is borne by 6,822 people, or 1 in 1,666. Besides Rwanda Gahongayire occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahongaire | 95 | 76 | / |
| Gahongayre | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kahongayire | 91 | 28 | / |
| Gahungayire | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gahongairye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gahongayiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gahongire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kahongayeire | 87 | 1 | / |
| Kahongaire | 86 | 62 | / |
| Gahungaire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahongoire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahungayire | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gahongore | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ghaongare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahongoire | 76 | 2 | / |
| Kahungaire | 76 | 2 | / |
| Kohongaire | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kahangaire | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kahangare | 70 | 29 | / |
| Kahongore | 70 | 7 | / |
| Gahanghir | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gahangaro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gahanagar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gahangharo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gahona Correa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahangwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahangaare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahungwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouongoure | 55 | 15 | / |
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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 Gahongayire
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