Biiru Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Biiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Biiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biiru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Biiru is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Biiru live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bushenyi District, where 17 percent are found, Katakwi District, where 17 percent are found and Mbarara District, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biirus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Biirru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Biitrus | 83 | 13 | / |
| Bijitru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Viiru | 80 | 146 | / |
| Wiiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bieru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bjiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Byiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bierut | 73 | 553 | / |
| Bierau | 73 | 271 | / |
| Bierou | 73 | 50 | / |
| Viieru | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bierud | 73 | 11 | / |
| Behiru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bieruś | 73 | 7 | / |
| Beairu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Biyrus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bierus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bierrou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bierhup | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baayiru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bietrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bijjeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biehrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bierous | 67 | 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 Biiru
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