Bahirwa Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bahirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bahirwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2101:185,90115,308
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518

Bahirwa (21) may also be a first name.

Bahirwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bahirwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahirwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahirwa reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bahirwa is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 185,901. In Uganda Bahirwa is most prevalent in: Isingiro District, where 16 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 14 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahirwad93100/
Baheirwa933/
Baherwa863/
Mpahirwa801/
Baherua719/
Bağiorva671/
Baerwacht631/
Baerwaidt631/
Baerba621/
Vaherva575/

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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 Bahirwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis