Nkuriye Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkuriye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuriye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkuriye Last Name Facts

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

Nkuriye is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkuriye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuriye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkuriye is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkuriye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 65 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 14 percent reside and Ibanda District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda Nkuriye occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Burundi, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkurye922/
Nkuriciye881/
Nkiriye8651/
Nkuraye862/
Nkuriya861/
Nkuriyo861/
Nkurije861/
Nkureye861/
Nkuroye861/
Nkurichiye821/
Nkurei771/
Nkurayije751/
Nkiriyo712/
Nkoreye711/
Nkuerey711/
Nkouroue671/
Nkoroi62685/
Ncurai622/
Nkorei621/
Nkorey621/
Nkourou5752/
Nkoroyo5715/
Nkooroi571/
Nkoreyi571/
Nccurrey530/

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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 Nkuriye
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