Rwigira Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Rwigira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rwigira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwigira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rwigira is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwigira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rwigira is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Rwigira live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Rwigira is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Ssembabule District, where 33 percent are found, Gomba District, where 17 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 17 percent are found. Not including Uganda Rwigira occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Rwigira
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