Orikira Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Orikira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orikira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orikira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orikira is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orikira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Orikira are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Orikira is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 31 percent live, Kanungu District, where 23 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 15 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orikirza | 93 | 3 | / |
| Orikera | 86 | 4 | / |
| Arikira | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orikura | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orikiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Horikiri | 80 | 6,856 | / |
| Gorikire | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oriokiri | 80 | 7 | / |
| Horikire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Urikirai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orichira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horikhiri | 75 | 14 | / |
| Harikiray | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arikura | 71 | 365 | / |
| Arikera | 71 | 30 | / |
| Arikire | 71 | 14 | / |
| Arikiri | 71 | 9 | / |
| Erikera | 71 | 6 | / |
| Orukiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Araikire | 67 | 28 | / |
| Harikera | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ariceira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arricira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orekiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orekeire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harukira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harikiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harikire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikurai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garikiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horikere | 67 | 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 Orikira
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