Nkiriye Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkiriye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkiriye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482

Nkiriye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkiriye is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkiriye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkiriye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkiriye is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkiriye live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkiriye is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkirie922/
Nkuriye86119/
Nkiriyo862/
Nkerie774/
Nkireu771/
Nkeriyo7135/
Nkuraye712/
Nkureye711/
Nkuriya711/
Nkiroje711/
Nkuriyo711/
Nkuroye711/
Nkereu621/
Nkeray621/
Nkereue576/
Nkuerey571/
Nkereyo571/
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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 Nkiriye
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