Kiregeya Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiregeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiregeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda781:500,50428,682
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Kiregeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiregeya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiregeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiregeya is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiregeya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Kiregeya is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 28 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 18 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Kiregeya Last Name Statistics demography

Kiregeya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.75% less than the national average, earning R 95,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuregeya881/
Kiresey801/
Kiregoy800/
Kirigaya751,440/
Kirogoya758/
Kereceya751/
Kerejeya751/
Kiregaye751/
Kirigoya751/
Keregueye7129/
Kirgiziya711/
Chiregeyi711/
Keresey67155/
Kiragau6730/
Keregai679/
Kirizey671/
Kirisey670/

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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 Kiregeya
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