Jirangwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jirangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jirangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jirangwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jirangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jirangwa is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Jirangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jirangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Kenya Jirangwa occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irangwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Zirangwa | 88 | 42 | / |
| Girangwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Cirangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Irongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiranengwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zirangua | 75 | 212 | / |
| Sirangua | 75 | 39 | / |
| Sirongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ereangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jirainengwe | 74 | 9 | / |
| Ioroungwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heurangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irangbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Serongwa | 63 | 158 | / |
| Uranguai | 63 | 24 | / |
| Hirongua | 63 | 6 | / |
| Hirankua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eranguha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ziranguo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Herongwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hirankuea | 59 | 828 | / |
| Iratingue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gairongwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ironkwe | 53 | 404 | / |
| Erangbe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Iroungui | 50 | 355 | / |
| Gerangue | 50 | 103 | / |
| Iranquiz | 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 Jirangwa
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