Ngiroye Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngiroye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngiroye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ngiroye (17) may also be a first name.

Ngiroye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngiroye is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ngiroye.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngiroye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngiroye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngiroye is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

The surname Ngiroye is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya it is most common in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Ngiroye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngiroyee931/
Ngiriye8686/
Nguiroy861/
Nirooye861/
Giroy83342/
Giroe8324/
Niroy836/
Girye833/
Niroe831/
Nguiriye8037/
Nguiraye806/
Guiroy771,100/
Niroie77218/
Nitroy7743/
Girroy7726/
Giroue7724/
Giraye7722/
Nirhoe7716/
Girouy7712/
Girowe779/
Ngirie778/
Giroya777/
Niriye775/
Ngiray773/
Ngiroi773/
Ngireu772/
Nairye772/
Niroje772/
Niroya771/
Girhoy771/
Greoye771/
Ghirye771/
Nirroy771/
Niraye771/
Ngiriyehe754/
Guiroue7137/
Ngirayi7125/
Goiraye7110/
Guireye7110/
Gisrooy719/
Nguirou716/
Ngiroha716/
Nirouie716/
Girhaye714/
Ngireya714/
Nziriye713/
Nirouet712/
Njiriye712/
Ngiriya712/
Ngnirou711/
Guiriye711/
Guiroya711/
Gairiye711/
Girowet711/
Ghiraye711/
Nguriye711/
Ngereye711/
Ngairou711/
Nirooyi711/
Nirooie711/
Nirouee711/
Ngeroya711/
Nguruye711/
Nguirei711/
Giray6712,185/
Geroy673,530/
Nirei671,411/
Girou671,173/
Giree67351/
Girei67338/
Girey67193/
Niroj67191/
Girea67156/
Girie67138/
Neroy67106/
Nirie6783/
Nirea6755/
Geroe6753/
Nirou6734/
Girej6726/
Nguiroui6725/
Niray6721/
Neroe6718/
Nguiriya6718/
Giroi6712/
Nerye679/
Girae678/
Niroi677/
Gerye676/
Giroa676/
Nguirayo676/
Giroj675/
Nirae675/
Ngiriehe674/
Girue672/
Niroa672/
Niree672/
Nittroue671/
Nirey671/
Nirej671/
Nirgojee671/
Gireu671/
Nsirieye671/
Nguiraya671/
Ngueriye671/
Ngirooha671/
Gnerouye671/
Niruy671/

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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 Ngiroye
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