Higaniro Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Higaniro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higaniro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Higaniro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higaniro is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higaniro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Higaniro reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kyankwanzi District, where 40 percent reside, Mubende District, where 40 percent reside and Nakaseke District, where 20 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higanire882/
Igangiro881/
Higanr861/
Huganir8049/
Igoniro804/
Haiganr802/
Higanre801/
Chiganhira781/
Igangira759/
Haganira752/
Hoganroy751/
Inganira751/
Chigonero71375/
Huganr712/
Hogan-Roy711/
Higunr711/
Higanriya711/
Haganur6796/
Chigonyoro672/
Igenero672/
Heganar671/
Haganri671/
Hoganor671/
Hikanur671/
Higonri671/
Heganer671/
Hoganer670/
Haganry670/

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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 Higaniro
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