Nkurikiye Surname
Approximately 23,433 people bear this surname
Nkurikiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 18,644 | 1:526 | 135 |
| Rwanda | 4,341 | 1:2,618 | 637 |
| Uganda | 358 | 1:109,048 | 10,683 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Nkurikiyé (2) are calculated separately.
Nkurikiye (6,521) may also be a first name.
Nkurikiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkurikiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkurikiye is found most in Burundi. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nkurikiyé. For other possible spellings of Nkurikiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkurikiye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 23,134th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 310,995 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkurikiye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkurikiye is also the 81,237th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 6,521 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Burundi, where it is carried by 18,644 people, or 1 in 526. Other than Burundi it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkurikiyé | 96 | 2 | / |
| Nkurikyiye | 95 | 21 | / |
| Nkuriikiye | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nkurikye | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nkurukiye | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ngurikiye | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nkurikije | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkuriciye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwirikiye | 84 | 6 | / |
| Nkurukyiye | 84 | 3 | / |
| Nkurichiye | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ngurikyi Ye | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kourike | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkiriki | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nkurika | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkariki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkurukyeye | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngurukie | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ngurukye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nokorike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkworike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkauraki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngurioki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguriaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikuriuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwikrike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakuroki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkorekye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkerekye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkurukia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokhurik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngarukiye | 67 | 4,862 | / |
| Nkriko | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nkreki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nwakarike | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwokorike | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nakrik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngurik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikrik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwerekye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekrik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkrika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwakuriko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakiriike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguerikue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngarikuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkarki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiriyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkerikyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Kourke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkraki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkurukou | 59 | 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
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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 Nkurikiye
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