Niyitegeka Surname

12,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Niyitegeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niyitegeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda44,0311:25837
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Uganda2121:184,14815,212
Belgium381:302,54335,124
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Niyitegeka (3,197) may also be a first name.

Niyitegeka Last Name Facts

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

Niyitegeka is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyitegeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,595th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 163,625 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niyitegeka reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Niyitegeka is also the 127,019th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 3,197 people.

Niyitegeka is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 44,031 people, or 1 in 258. Besides Rwanda it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Niyitegeka Last Name Statistics demography

Niyitegeka earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

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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 Niyitegeka
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