Niyigena Surname

17,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Niyigena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niyigena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda30,6971:37062
Uganda1941:201,23316,122
Congo761:65,6465,742
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Belgium181:638,70256,744
United States131:27,881,456736,413
France71:9,488,960336,266
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977

Niyigena (2,204) may also be a first name.

Niyigena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niyigena occurs most in Rwanda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Niyigena.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyigena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,774th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 234,379 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niyigena are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,372nd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 2,204 people.

The surname Niyigena is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is carried by 30,697 people, or 1 in 370. Not including Rwanda this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Niyigena Last Name Statistics demography

Niyigena earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niyigenga942/
Niyigenna941/
Niyingena941/
Niyoigena941/
Niyiguena941/
Niyijena8821/
Niyigene882/
Niyigana881/
Niyigina881/
Niyisena881/
Niyingina821/
Nniyijena821/

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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 Niyigena
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