Barihamwe Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Barihamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barihamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2611:149,57613,268
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Barihamwe Last Name Facts

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

Barihamwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barihamwe? popularity and diffusion

Barihamwe is the 983,245th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Barihamwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 149,576. In Uganda Barihamwe is most frequent in: Kamwenge District, where 12 percent reside, Rukungiri District, where 11 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Barihamwe
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