Orikiriza Surname
Approximately 9,178 people bear this surname
Orikiriza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,173 | 1:4,256 | 765 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orikiriza (17) may also be a first name.
Orikiriza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orikiriza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orikiriza is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orikiriza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 55,358th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 794,023 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orikiriza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 17 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,173 people, or 1 in 4,256. In Uganda Orikiriza is most frequent in: Kanungu District, where 13 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 13 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orikirizza | 95 | 2 | / |
| Horikiriza | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oraikiriza | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oreikiriza | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arikiriza | 89 | 1,815 | / |
| Oriciriza | 89 | 5 | / |
| Orikirize | 89 | 3 | / |
| Orukiriza | 89 | 2 | / |
| Orikireza | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orikirisa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orichiriza | 84 | 8 | / |
| Arikirizza | 84 | 1 | / |
| Arikirize | 78 | 2 | / |
| Arikirizi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arichiriza | 74 | 2 | / |
| Orekereza | 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 Orikiriza
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