Ziraga Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ziraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ziraga (135) may also be a first name.
Ziraga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ziraga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziraga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ziraga live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 135 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Ziraga is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 24 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 18 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Ziraga
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