Abwire Surname
Approximately 514 people bear this surname
Abwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 492 | 1:93,862 | 8,380 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
Abwire (15) may also be a first name.
Abwire Demographics
Abwire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abwire occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 603,653rd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. The surname Abwire is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwire are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 93,862. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 77 percent live, Kakamega County, where 22 percent live and Bungoma County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Abwire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Abwire surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabwire | 92 | 47 | / |
| Obwire | 83 | 35 | / |
| Abwere | 83 | 24 | / |
| Abware | 83 | 21 | / |
| Abbire | 83 | 15 | / |
| Abwiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abweir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwaree | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avbir | 73 | 45 | / |
| Abbir | 73 | 16 | / |
| Abuir | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuiyere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obware | 67 | 205 | / |
| Habbir | 67 | 165 | / |
| Abuere | 67 | 67 | / |
| Apware | 67 | 31 | / |
| Obwere | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obwira | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avbere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obwiri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abbiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouhires | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habbireeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avwohiare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havwir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apwere | 67 | 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 Abwire
- 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