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
The surname Tongirwe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tongirwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongirwe? popularity and diffusion
Tongirwe is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Tongirwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongirwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 235,176. In Uganda Tongirwe is most numerous in: Kyegegwa District, where 14 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 13 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Tongirwe is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
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