Tongirwe Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Tongirwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 166 | 1:235,176 | 17,864 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Tongirwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tongirwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tongirwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongirwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tongirwe is the 1,321,499th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Tongirwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongirwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Tongirwe is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 235,176. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kyegegwa District, where 14 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 13 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongierwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tuongirwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Togirwe | 93 | 3 | / |
| Tonjirwe | 88 | 10 | / |
| Tungirwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tongerwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tongirwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tonsirwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tangirwei | 82 | 6 | / |
| Tongrew | 80 | 2 | / |
| Togerwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thongrew | 75 | 97 | / |
| Tongerwi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tonggrew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tongerwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thongerwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanirwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanguirwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Togirvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangerwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tougirvi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tanchirwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Togervi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Tagerwa | 53 | 3 | / |
| Togyrvi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Togeervi | 50 | 30 | / |
| Tagherve | 50 | 6 | / |
| Tagirbhi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Toggervi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tanserbe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tanirbay | 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 Tongirwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis