Leriga Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Leriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Leriga Last Name Facts

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

Leriga is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leriga? popularity and diffusion

Leriga is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Leriga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leriga are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Leriga is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 91 percent live, Adjumani District, where 4 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live.

Leriga Last Name Statistics demography

Leriga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.13% less than the national average, earning R 85,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerigais860/
Loriga832,143/
Lerigo83185/
Lariga83123/
Lerige8316/
Leruga834/
Liriga831/
Loriega77684/
Leriget77144/
Leriger77126/
Lerrigo7731/
Leirigi777/
Lahriga774/
Lariega772/
Loreiga772/
Larriga771/
Larigau771/
Llerigo771/
Lorigau771/
Laraiga771/
Lerigee770/
Larriega71246/
Larrigau7125/
L'Eriger7120/
L'Errigo712/
Leriguer711/
Lethrige710/
Lorega67558/
Larigo67506/
Laruga67342/
Lorigo67279/
Lerego6740/
Larega6718/
Lerugo6712/
Loréga672/
Liruga672/
Laryga672/
Lerigetth671/
Lirigi670/
Lirigo670/

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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 Leriga
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