Karegeya Surname

82,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Karegeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karegeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda5,5811:2,036486
Uganda1511:258,53819,000
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karegeya (89) may also be a first name.

Karegeya Last Name Facts

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

Karegeya is found in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karegeya? popularity and diffusion

Karegeya is the 82,728th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,244,671 people. The last name Karegeya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karegeya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karegeya is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

This last name is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is held by 5,581 people, or 1 in 2,036. Barring Rwanda this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Karegeya Last Name Statistics demography

Karegeya earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 38.85% less than the national average, earning $30,381 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karegea935/
Karejeya8819/
Karagea8036/
Karegae805/
Karegaye7524/
Karesiya7522/
Karejiya758/
Karagiya754/
Karogoya753/
Kareesea751/
Carregey750/
Kauragiya7144/
Khareigay7112/
Kharesiya719/
Kharagiya714/
Khareziya712/
Kharejaya711/
Karegaudh711/
Karegaudd711/
Kaurogiya711/
Kharejiya711/
Caragea672,514/
Karagai67168/
Karagay6786/
Koregai6744/
Keregai679/
Khaurejiya674/
Koregay674/
Karigau672/
Caregay671/
Karesau671/
Karigay671/
Caragey671/
Karesei671/

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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 Karegeya
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