Ngaruye Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Ngaruye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 535 | 1:72,971 | 8,025 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ngaruye (86) may also be a first name.
Ngaruye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngaruye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngaruye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngaruye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngaruye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngaruye is the 504,985th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaruye live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 86 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 72,971. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 41 percent live, Kibaale District, where 15 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Rwanda, where 6 percent live.
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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 Ngaruye
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