Karangira Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Karangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 183 | 1:213,329 | 16,733 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Karangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karangira is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karangira? popularity and diffusion
Karangira is the 1,235,409th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Karangira is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Karangira are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Karangira is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 213,329. In Uganda Karangira is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 16 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 12 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda Karangira exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Rwanda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karagira | 94 | 8 | / |
| Karagiray | 89 | 34 | / |
| Karangura | 89 | 31 | / |
| Karangire | 89 | 9 | / |
| Karanjira | 89 | 3 | / |
| Karangaire | 84 | 7 | / |
| Kharagiray | 84 | 7 | / |
| Katrangiri | 84 | 3 | / |
| Karanchira | 84 | 3 | / |
| Kairanaira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karagiro | 82 | 17 | / |
| Karaniro | 82 | 12 | / |
| Karamgiri | 78 | 2 | / |
| Karaguera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Caranjeira | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kaharaangeraj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karanero | 71 | 4 | / |
| Caraniro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koragera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karonera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kairomnirat | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kahrangerie | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karageros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caraneiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caraguera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koramgiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caranjeiro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Coranheira | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caranero | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caraneros | 56 | 1 | / |
| Coronheira | 53 | 9 | / |
| Caronheiro | 53 | 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 Karangira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis