Uwanyirigira Surname

36,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Uwanyirigira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwanyirigira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda14,5731:780171
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Belgium171:676,27358,718
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Uwanyirigira (2,418) may also be a first name.

Uwanyirigira Last Name Facts

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

Uwanyirigira occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwanyirigira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,033rd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 497,511 people. The last name Uwanyirigira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwanyirigira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Uwanyirigira is also the 150,760th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 2,418 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 14,573 people, or 1 in 780. Aside from Rwanda this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owanyirigira921/
Uwunyirigira921/
Uwanyurigira921/
Owanyirigyira881/
Owanyerigira831/
Anargiro604/
Anaragir602/
Unaragir601/
Anargirou5712/

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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
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  • 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 Uwanyirigira
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