Guirguiri Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Guirguiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guirguiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger391:492,10312,962
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Guirguiri (25) may also be a first name.

Guirguiri Last Name Facts

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

Guirguiri is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Guirguiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Guirguiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guirguiri is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guirguiri are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 492,103. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 97 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girgiri88282/
Girgire7515/
Girgira753/
Gregiri752/
Gregoiri713/
Girguere711/
Quirquira671/
Gergeri637/
Ngirengire631/
Girgery630/
Gergerich5652/
Gregery5028/
Gergery5020/
Gregere502/
Gergera501/

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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 Guirguiri
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