Uwiragiye Surname

35,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Uwiragiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwiragiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda14,2631:797173
Uganda4901:79,6728,551
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Congo101:498,91011,250
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Uwiragiye (25) may also be a first name.

Uwiragiye Last Name Facts

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

Uwiragiye is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwiragiye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,634th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 491,737 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwiragiye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is carried by 14,263 people, or 1 in 797. Outside of Rwanda this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwirangiye959/
Uwairagiye951/
Uwragiye941/
Uwiragiy941/
Owiragiye8913/
Uwirigiye894/
Uwirugiye891/
Uwirgiiye891/
Uviragiye891/
Uwirajiye891/
Uwirigyiye841/
Uwiiragiya841/
Uragiy8026/
Iragie801/
Oweragiye787/
Yuragie751/
Iragi718,844/
Urage7162/
Irage7129/
Uragi7124/
Urgie7111/
Aragie6713,379/
Iraggi67212/
Yiragi67176/
Iorgye6750/
Irhagi6741/
Auragi6732/
Uriage6713/
Aurage678/
Irhage678/
Airagi677/
Airage677/
Iraagi676/
Ourgie674/
Iorgie673/
Uwayirege672/
Iriagi672/
Iraegi671/
Yurage671/
Irragi671/
Irigye671/
Aragiy671/
Urigie671/
Eurgie671/
Eirage671/
Iriage671/
Uraige670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uwiragiye
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