Riniga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Riniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Riniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riniga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riniga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Riniga reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Riniga is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 50 percent live and Kyegegwa District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Riniga occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runiga | 83 | 154 | / |
| Rinuga | 83 | 17 | / |
| Reniga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rinigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Reuniga | 77 | 34 | / |
| Rinyoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riniger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reinighaus | 75 | 20 | / |
| Reinighays | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reiniger | 71 | 1,160 | / |
| Rainiger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Runigo | 67 | 101 | / |
| Renuga | 67 | 49 | / |
| Rinego | 67 | 14 | / |
| Renega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Renige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruñiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Runega | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reinniger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Renigi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Renigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reinigier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reisniger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Riniga
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