Igira Surname
Approximately 3,177 people bear this surname
Igira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,742 | 1:14,238 | 2,252 |
| India | 298 | 1:2,574,045 | 81,367 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Igira (645) may also be a first name.
Igira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igira is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 140,486th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,293,845 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Igira live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 327,343rd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 645 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,742 people, or 1 in 14,238. In Uganda Igira is mostly found in: Kotido District, where 84 percent live, Kaabong District, where 4 percent live and Bukedea District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 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 Igira
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