Niyegira Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Niyegira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Niyegira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyegira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niyegira is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyegira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niyegira are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 82 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niyagira | 88 | 2 | / |
| Niyongira | 82 | 4,733 | / |
| Nyegire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyegera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyegiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyiyongira | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyegerau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nigera | 71 | 236 | / |
| Niyongera | 71 | 3 | / |
| Noigueira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Noygueira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyegere | 67 | 56 | / |
| Naziera | 67 | 21 | / |
| Naisera | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nyegeri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nigerea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nigiery | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nagiera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naizira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noisira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigura | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Niyegira
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