Nirere Surname
Approximately 14,223 people bear this surname
Nirere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 11,163 | 1:1,018 | 242 |
| Uganda | 1,763 | 1:22,144 | 3,234 |
| DR Congo | 1,252 | 1:59,009 | 7,046 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nirere (451) may also be a first name.
Nirere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nirere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nirere occurs most in Rwanda. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nirere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,071st most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 512,378 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nirere are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,848th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 451 people.
The surname Nirere is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is held by 11,163 people, or 1 in 1,018. Barring Rwanda this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nireere | 92 | 20 | / |
| Nairere | 92 | 7 | / |
| Nierere | 92 | 7 | / |
| Noirere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nirer | 91 | 20 | / |
| Nairiere | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nierer | 83 | 204 | / |
| Nireri | 83 | 28 | / |
| Nerere | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nirore | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nirera | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nirare | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nirier | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nirire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nirger | 83 | 0 | / |
| Neirer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nherere | 77 | 137 | / |
| Ngerere | 77 | 69 | / |
| Nyorere | 77 | 68 | / |
| Nihreer | 77 | 5 | / |
| Neerere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nairera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neriere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nairger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noirear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nereres | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noirier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nerer | 73 | 183 | / |
| Nérer | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nerriere | 71 | 488 | / |
| Nurehree | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nerger | 67 | 1,733 | / |
| Nerier | 67 | 596 | / |
| Nehrer | 67 | 265 | / |
| Nährer | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gnerer | 67 | 117 | / |
| Neurer | 67 | 86 | / |
| Nerera | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nearer | 67 | 45 | / |
| Néhrer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nirgir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nirari | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nureri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Närger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nihrir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niriri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nereri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nirojr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nerery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nérier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neerer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nerzer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néreri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nerher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nerrer | 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
- 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 Nirere
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