Kirego Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kirego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kirego Last Name Facts

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

Kirego is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirego live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kirego is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 23 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 14 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kireego922/
Kiregoy920/
Kirigo832,186/
Kirogo83364/
Kirago83333/
Kirega83251/
Kurego8356/
Kerego8312/
Cirego834/
Kirigou77148/
Kiregga7776/
Kireega7753/
Kairigo7719/
Kirogoi7717/
Kirrago779/
Kiregha778/
Kirigho777/
Kiragho772/
Kirigoi771/
Kkirigo771/
Kierogo771/
Kiragoi771/
Koirega771/
Kireiga771/
Kireaga771/
Kaireiga711/
Kiraga673,222/
Kiriga67798/
Cirigo67486/
Kiroga67228/
Kerega67115/
Kurago6775/
Kurega6724/
Kerigo6718/
Kerago6712/
Kerogo6711/
Cerego6710/
Kurogo676/
Kurigo675/
Cirega672/

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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
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  • 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 Kirego
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