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
The surname Abwire is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Abwire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abwire is the 603,653rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. 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. Abwire is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 93,862. In Kenya Abwire is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 77 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Abwire occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Abwire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Abwire last name 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
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