Mpirikanyi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Macau

Mpirikanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpirikanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Macau11:601,6301,582

Mpirikanyi Last Name Facts

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

Mpirikanyi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpirikanyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Mpirikanyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mpirikanyi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 38 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 33 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Macau, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpirikany951/
Mpirikanya901/
Mpirikan891/
Mbirikany847/
Mbiriganyi801/
Mbirikeni742/
Mbirikane741/
Mbiriganya701/
Miprakan678/
Meprakan675/

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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 Mpirikanyi
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