Rurangira Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Rurangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Rurangira (48) may also be a first name.
Rurangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rurangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rurangira has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurangira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Rurangira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Rurangira live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common forename worldwide, borne by 48 people.
The surname Rurangira is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Rurangira is most frequent in: Bushenyi District, where 13 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 13 percent reside and Mitooma District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda Rurangira exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rurangirwa | 95 | 11,900 | / |
| Ruragira | 94 | 78 | / |
| Rurwangirwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rurangiri | 89 | 8 | / |
| Rirangira | 89 | 4 | / |
| Rwirangira | 84 | 75 | / |
| Rwerangira | 84 | 2 | / |
| Rwarangira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rweirangira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwarangire | 74 | 11 | / |
| Rwawaringira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rerniger | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rhrineger | 56 | 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 Rurangira
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