Balirwa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Balirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Balirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balirwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balirwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balirwa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Balirwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 24 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 20 percent are found and Kampala District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Balirwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Balirwa
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