Irakiza Surname

125,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Irakiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Irakiza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Uganda3131:124,72611,705
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
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Irakiza (132) may also be a first name.

Irakiza Last Name Facts

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

Irakiza occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Irakiza.

How Common Is The Last Name Irakiza? popularity and diffusion

Irakiza is the 125,295th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,005,379 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Irakiza reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 132 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Beside Rwanda Irakiza exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirakiza931/
Irakisa863/
Irakize861/
Irakeza861/
Uraquiza676/
Urakhaisah591/
Irokesi5729/
Irokisi5714/
Erakici571/
Herekeza532/

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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 Irakiza
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