Twagirayezu Surname

15,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Twagirayezu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'we are blessed,' in Swahili and Kinyarwanda.

Twagirayezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda24,1861:47092
Burundi10,9671:894246
Uganda3221:121,24011,500
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Twagirayezu (58) may also be a first name.

Twagirayezu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'we are blessed,' in Swahili and Kinyarwanda.

- nonexistantlad

Twagirayezu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Twagirayezu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Twagirayezu occurs most in Rwanda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twagirayezu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,681st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 205,052 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twagirayezu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 58 people.

The surname Twagirayezu is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is held by 24,186 people, or 1 in 470. Other than Rwanda Twagirayezu exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Twagirayezu Last Name Statistics demography

Twagirayezu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

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