Irigei Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Irigei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 143 | 1:273,002 | 19,668 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Irigei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irigei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irigei has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irigei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Irigei is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Irigei live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 273,002. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kumi District, where 50 percent live, Pallisa District, where 22 percent live and Bukedea District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irigiei | 92 | 9 | / |
| Erigei | 83 | 3 | / |
| Irigye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iriguie | 77 | 69 | / |
| Iriguihe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iriguiet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uregei | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hurigejji | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eregei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irigya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirjgee | 62 | 19 | / |
| Hiresii | 62 | 1 | / |
| Irichie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Erigijj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jireghie | 57 | 88 | / |
| Gerrigje | 57 | 5 | / |
| Iritchie | 57 | 1 | / |
| Irichiid | 57 | 1 | / |
| Erigihha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gergiggje | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hurigujji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Huregejji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Heregeist | 53 | 0 | / |
| Hiriyajjer | 50 | 9 | / |
| Erijie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Erigya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Urjgee | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Irigei
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