Kwiriga Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Kwiriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwiriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwiriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwiriga is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwiriga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwiriga is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwiriga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya Kwiriga is most numerous in: Meru County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwirega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwieryga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guiriga | 71 | 25 | / |
| Quiriga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Guirigay | 67 | 1,473 | / |
| Guirigai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Quiroiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quirigas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quirriga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guirrigay | 63 | 9 | / |
| Guiraigay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Guiriggay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Quiruga | 57 | 35 | / |
| Gbirigi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Quirega | 57 | 3 | / |
| Queiruga | 53 | 1,176 | / |
| Guerigay | 53 | 20 | / |
| Guiregay | 53 | 19 | / |
| Guirigoy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gbirigou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quierigo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Guirigou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quieruga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quereiga | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwiriga
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