Bamanyire Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bamanyire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamanyire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1231:317,39321,597
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Bamanyire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bamanyire occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamanyire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bamanyire are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 317,393. In Uganda Bamanyire is mostly found in: Rukungiri District, where 14 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 12 percent reside and Sheema District, where 12 percent reside. Barring Uganda Bamanyire exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamanyira895/
Wamanyire894/
Bemanyire891/
Bamenyire891/
Baamanyira841/
Bamenyere783/
Bahmanyer781/
Bamanger711/
Baumanger671/
Beaumeunier6013/
Wamanjeri561/

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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 Bamanyire
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