Rwigemera Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Rwigemera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Rwigemera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwigemera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwigemera is found most frequently in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rwigemera.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwigemera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Rwigemera are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 42 percent are found, Kampala District, where 26 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwighemera | 95 | 9 | / |
| Rwigyemera | 95 | 3 | / |
| Rwegemera | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rwijemera | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rwegyemera | 84 | 13 | / |
| Rugemera | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rwejemera | 78 | 3 | / |
| Rigyemura | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rügemer | 75 | 118 | / |
| Rugemer | 75 | 58 | / |
| Rigemar | 75 | 10 | / |
| Regemer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rwejjemera | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rwegyemura | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ruegemer | 71 | 242 | / |
| Rhogemer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rugemura | 71 | 2 | / |
| Regemar | 63 | 10 | / |
| Rogemyr | 63 | 10 | / |
| Rogemar | 63 | 4 | / |
| Rege Moura | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rigimir | 63 | 1 | / |
| Regio Meira | 60 | 1 | / |
| Regemire | 59 | 21 | / |
| Ruegemur | 59 | 3 | / |
| Rhegemur | 59 | 1 | / |
| Regimar | 50 | 3 | / |
| Regio Moura | 50 | 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 Rwigemera
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