Nganyira Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Nganyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Nganyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nganyira is carried 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 last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganyira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nganyira reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kamwenge District, where 21 percent live, Isingiro District, where 17 percent live and Rubirizi District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganyira | 93 | 188 | / |
| Nanyira | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nganyiroha | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ninganyira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nganyire | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ganyirah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nganyiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nganyera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nanjira | 80 | 5,954 | / |
| Ganiera | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ganjira | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nanyiro | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ganyiro | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ganiira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanhira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganhira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanyera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganyirehe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nhanhira | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nanjirah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nganiiro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nganjiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyerah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanjera | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gangera | 67 | 105 | / |
| Ganiero | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ganjera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nanyero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gamjira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonyera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanjiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonyiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gañiera | 67 | 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 Nganyira
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