Karagirwa Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Karagirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karagirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Karagirwa (27) may also be a first name.

Karagirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karagirwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagirwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Karagirwa live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.

The last name Karagirwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and Rwanda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karangirwa954/
Karagiirwa953/
Karagira948/
Karigirwa89126/
Karagiray8934/
Karagirwe8928/
Karagiora8928/
Kiragirwa895/
Kyaragira891/
Karagir88784/
Karagiirwe848/
Kharagiray847/
Kawaragira841/
Karigiirwa841/
Karigiruwa841/
Karigyirwa841/
Kairigirwa841/
Karayegira841/
Garhagirwa841/
Karugira82175/
Karagiri82116/
Karagire8272/
Karagiro8217/
Karigira828/
Kharagir827/
Kiragira821/
Kuragira821/
Garagira821/
Kargir8036/
Karyagiri78181/
Kwarigira7830/
Karyegira7824/
Karageire786/
Kyaragire784/
Kaaragiri783/
Karagiire783/
Kwiragira782/
Garyagira782/
Kerigirwa782/
Kairagiri781/
Karagiuro781/
Koaragiri781/
Karagiere781/
Karagiiro781/
Kyarigira781/
Kwaragire781/
Kargiri7590/
Karugir7519/
Karigir7515/
Garagir754/
Keragir752/
Koragir752/
Kyarageire746/
Kawaragiri745/
Koyaragiri744/
Karayegire743/
Kwarigyira743/
Kayaragiri742/
Kareyagiri741/
Kariyagiri741/
Kowaragiri741/
Karyegyira741/
Karai Giri741/
Karaigyire741/
Kyoragirwe741/
Gharagir712,442/
Karigiri71103/
Karegire7165/
Kar Giri7142/
Karageur7135/
Karugire7134/
Kuragire7110/
Koragiri719/
Koryagir719/
Karageor718/
Koragire718/
Karegiri717/
Kiragiro716/
Kiragire715/
Karigire715/
Kirugira714/
Karageer712/
Korugira712/
Kirgirya711/
Keragire711/
Kargirye711/
Kirogira711/
Garagire711/
Grageira711/
Kaurangerua702/
Keirigyirwa701/
Karayegyire701/
Kawargiri67350/
Kwirigira67191/
Gargir6798/
Kwerigira6775/
Kaarigiri6755/
Kauregiri6749/
Karageyer6742/
Kouragiri6737/
Kowragiri6732/
Krgiri6728/
Kaurugiri6722/
Kaurigiri6712/
Kurwagiri679/
Kirgir675/
Kwiragire675/
Krygir673/
Kworagiri673/
Karegyire673/
Kwerugira672/
Kawrugiri671/
Keeragiri671/
Karrigiri671/
Kuruagiri671/
Kowargiri671/
Korgir671/
Keyirigyirwa671/
Karwegiri671/
Karyegire671/
Karugiree671/
Kyoragire671/
Kworagire671/
Kyerigira671/
Kregir670/
Cragir670/

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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 Karagirwa
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