Nirere Surname

37,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Nirere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda11,1631:1,018242
Uganda1,7631:22,1443,234
DR Congo1,2521:59,0097,046
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Congo51:997,81917,129
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nireere9220/
Nairere927/
Nierere927/
Noirere921/
Nirer9120/
Nairiere8614/
Nierer83204/
Nireri8328/
Nerere838/
Nirore838/
Nirera836/
Nirare834/
Nirier833/
Nirire832/
Nirger830/
Neirer830/
Nherere77137/
Ngerere7769/
Nyorere7768/
Nihreer775/
Neerere772/
Nairera771/
Neriere771/
Nairger771/
Noirear771/
Nereres771/
Noirier770/
Nerer73183/
Nérer7316/
Nerriere71488/
Nurehree712/
Nerger671,733/
Nerier67596/
Nehrer67265/
Nährer67161/
Gnerer67117/
Neurer6786/
Nerera6778/
Nearer6745/
Néhrer6717/
Nirgir679/
Nirari676/
Nureri674/
Närger673/
Nihrir672/
Niriri672/
Nereri672/
Nirojr671/
Nirira671/
Nerery671/
Nérier671/
Neerer671/
Nerzer671/
Nirary671/
Néreri671/
Nerher671/
Nerrer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nirere
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