Nyirigira Surname
Approximately 3,138 people bear this surname
Nyirigira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nyirigira (17) may also be a first name.
Nyirigira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyirigira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyirigira is most common in Rwanda. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyirigira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,947th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,322,354 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyirigira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyirigira is also the 2,694,839th most common forename worldwide, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Aside from Rwanda Nyirigira is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyirigyira | 95 | 4 | / |
| Nirigira | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyiragira | 89 | 12 | / |
| Nyerigira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nirgira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Niyiragira | 84 | 47 | / |
| Niragira | 82 | 47,271 | / |
| Nirigiri | 82 | 6 | / |
| Nyergira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nirgir | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyiragire | 78 | 89 | / |
| Nyaragira | 78 | 1 | / |
| Niraigire | 78 | 1 | / |
| Norgira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niyorugira | 74 | 8 | / |
| Nyiragiire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyiiragire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Niyiragire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Niragire | 71 | 8,679 | / |
| Narigiri | 71 | 82 | / |
| Narugira | 71 | 27 | / |
| Neragira | 71 | 9 | / |
| Neargira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naragira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nirigyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naria Girao | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nargir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyeragire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naya Orgeira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niiragire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narhigire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyeregere | 56 | 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
- 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 Nyirigira
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