Kirenga Surname

61,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Kirenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda6,5121:1,745423
Tanzania1,1421:46,3595,236
Kenya2071:223,09115,759
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kirenga (121) may also be a first name.

Kirenga Last Name Facts

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

Kirenga (Oriya: କିେର) is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kirenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirenga? popularity and diffusion

Kirenga is the 61,886th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 897,371 people. The surname Kirenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirenga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirenga is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 121 people.

The surname is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is borne by 6,512 people, or 1 in 1,745. Besides Rwanda this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Kirenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kirenga last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kirenga earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirena9216/
Kirnga9213/
Kiringa861,238/
Kerenga861,087/
Kirenge86324/
Kurenga8631/
Kireina8611/
Kairena8611/
Kirengo866/
Cirenga865/
Kierena862/
Koirega861/
Kirenha861/
Kirga8348/
Krega8318/
Chirenga80830/
Khirenas8064/
Kirringa8026/
Khairena8019/
Kiringah804/
Kiring'a803/
Kirengye803/
Kirionga802/
Kairenge801/
Kiryonga801/
Koyrenga801/
Kiringai801/
Kuerenga801/
Kirina775,100/
Kirgat77164/
Kerena7751/
Kirnge7727/
Cirena7726/
Kurnga7722/
Kernga7714/
Kireno774/
Kiryna773/
Kregai771/
Kierga771/
Kiorga771/
Kirgaa771/
Kheirenas754/
Kirringai752/
Keirengye751/
Kairengye751/
Kiriongha751/
Kerenge711,497/
Kiringi71993/
Kiringo71392/
Khirina71150/
Kerengi71139/
Kiriona7185/
Kerengo7179/
Kuringa7152/
Kirgina7140/
Kirzina7122/
Keringa7110/
Koirina7110/
Chirena719/
Kirinah719/
Kirghga717/
Kereana717/
Kerenay714/
Chirnga712/
Kirrina712/
Kairina712/
Kereina712/
Quirena712/
Kirenoj712/
Kirieno711/
Kairēna711/
Kitrgat711/
Kurengo711/
Keriena711/
Kirinoa711/
Keurnga711/
Khirgas711/
Kirinaa711/
Kirzeno711/
Kîrînga711/
Koyrnga711/
Ciringa711/
Cireina711/
Cirenge711/
Kiringe711/
Kiraina711/
Chiringa672,886/
Kerga671,589/
Khairina671,100/
Khoirina67552/
Cherenga67252/
Kerngast67109/
Kiriongi67101/
Chirenge6774/
Chirengo6739/
Kirgo6732/
Kiruhina6726/
Cirga6725/
Kitrinas6723/
Krego6720/
Keereena6711/
Kitrenos6710/
Kerenget673/
Cerengga673/
Kiruungi673/
Kiringui672/
Koyringa672/
Keresnas672/
Kereinat671/
Kerenats671/
Ketreana671/
Kirzhina671/
Kuringha671/
Kernenge671/
Kereanah671/
Kerenghe671/
Kiringot671/
Kheirina671/
Kerzengo671/
Kiruingi671/
Kairingo671/
Qireenat671/
Khirinat671/
Crega670/

Kirenga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirenga in the Oriya language
କିେରkiera-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirenga
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