Bihirwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Bihirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bihirwa (9) may also be a first name.
Bihirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bihirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bihirwa is most common in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bihirwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bihirwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bihirwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bihirwa is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name Bihirwa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Bihirwa is most numerous in: Isingiro District, where 50 percent reside and Kasese District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihirwad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bijirwa | 86 | 402 | / |
| Bihirwe | 86 | 24 | / |
| Bihairwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biirua | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bierwas | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mpiirwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bierwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bierwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byahairwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bierba | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bierwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bierva | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mpiirwe | 57 | 411 | / |
| Bierbau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Viherva | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bierwes | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bierhuis | 53 | 93 | / |
| Bierwith | 53 | 35 | / |
| Bierweth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Byerwoha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mpiirweh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bierwood | 53 | 0 | / |
| Bierwich | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Bihirwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis