Ngirishi Surname
Approximately 460 people bear this surname
Ngirishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 323 | 1:47,796 | 7,327 |
| Cameroon | 129 | 1:161,001 | 17,453 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ngirishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngirishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngirishi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngirishi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 655,080th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngirishi are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Ngirishi is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 47,796. In Zimbabwe Ngirishi is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 44 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and Romania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngirisi | 93 | 23 | / |
| Girishi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ngirichi | 88 | 387 | / |
| Ngerishi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngirishe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngirisha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Girisi | 86 | 34 | / |
| Nirisi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Girisit | 80 | 143 | / |
| Girisha | 80 | 114 | / |
| Nirisha | 80 | 73 | / |
| Girisci | 80 | 48 | / |
| Njirisi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nerishi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Girichi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gerishi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Girrisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Girishe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Girgisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngurisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngirici | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nairisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guirisi | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nairisha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Guirissi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gajrishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerischi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niraisha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nguruisi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guirichi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngerichi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Girisa | 71 | 753 | / |
| Nirizi | 71 | 597 | / |
| Girici | 71 | 538 | / |
| Girizi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nerisi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Girise | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gerisi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngurushai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nirisa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Girishaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nirisoa | 67 | 3,104 | / |
| Niriche | 67 | 17 | / |
| Niresha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghirici | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gerisha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neirizi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giresha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerissi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerichi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngirezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nerisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gereshi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gherisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nairizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geraisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nitrici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gairisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsirise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geriesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girişit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirizzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guirici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerrischi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gierise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyrisha | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ngirishi
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