Karigirwa Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Karigirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karigirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Belgium161:718,54060,840
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Karigirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karigirwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karigirwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karigirwa is the 1,604,449th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Karigirwa reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Karigirwa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Isingiro District, where 14 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 13 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairigirwa951/
Karigiirwa951/
Karigiruwa951/
Karigyirwa951/
Karigira948/
Karagirwa89173/
Kwarigira8930/
Kerigirwa892/
Kyarigira891/
Karigir8815/
Karagiirwa843/
Kwarigyira843/
Karugira82175/
Karigiri82103/
Karagira828/
Karigire825/
Kargir8036/
Keirigyirwa801/
Kwirigira78191/
Kwerigira7875/
Kaarigiri7855/
Karagiray7834/
Karagiora7828/
Karagirwe7828/
Karyegira7824/
Kaurigiri7812/
Kiragirwa785/
Karrigiri781/
Kyaragira781/
Kyerigira781/
Keyirigyirwa761/
Karagir75784/
Kariger75573/
Kargiri7590/
Karugir7519/
Krigiri752/
Krigera751/
Krigeir750/
Kriegir750/
Kreigir750/
Karagiirwe748/
Kharagiray747/
Kwirigyira742/
Kawaragira741/
Kariyagiri741/
Koyarigiri741/
Karyegyira741/
Karai Giri741/
Karaigyire741/
Karayegira741/
Kwirigiira741/
Garhagirwa741/
Karagiri71116/
Karagire7172/
Karegire7165/
Kar Giri7142/
Karugire7134/
Kahriger7128/
Karigeri7124/
Karagiro7117/
Korigiri7116/
Karriger7115/
Karegera7110/
Karegiri717/
Kharagir717/
Kerigiri715/
Kirugira714/
Karigyar713/
Korugira712/
Kirgirya711/
Kirigiri711/
Kwrigiri711/
Kurigiri711/
Krigeier711/
Gaurigir711/
Kargirye711/
Karieger711/
Kiragira711/
Kirigire711/
Kirogira711/
Kuragira711/
Garagira711/
Kriger677,394/
Kawargiri67350/
Karyagiri67181/
Gargir6798/
Kauregiri6749/
Krgiri6728/
Kaurugiri6722/
Kowrigiri6716/
Kourigiri6716/
Karageire676/
Kirgir675/
Karegyera675/
Kyaragire674/
Krygir673/
Kaaragiri673/
Karegyire673/
Karyegera673/
Karagiire673/
Kwiragira672/
Garyagira672/
Kwerugira672/
Krigyr672/
Grigir671/
Kawrugiri671/
Kairagiri671/
Karagiuro671/
Koaragiri671/
Kowargiri671/
Gharigire671/
Korgir671/
Karwegiri671/
Karyegire671/
Karugiree671/
Karagiere671/
Karagiiro671/
Kwerigire671/
Kyirigire671/
Kwaragire671/
Kregir670/

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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 Karigirwa
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