Niringiye Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Niringiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niringiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7401:52,7566,319
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Niringiye (52) may also be a first name.

Niringiye Last Name Facts

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

Niringiye occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niringiye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,964th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Niringiye reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Niringiye is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

The surname Niringiye is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 52,756. In Uganda Niringiye is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 63 percent live, Mubende District, where 12 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 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
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  • 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 Niringiye
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