Birabwa Surname

43,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Birabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11,8071:3,306583
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Birabwa (523) may also be a first name.

Birabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birabwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,896th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 615,606 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birabwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Birabwa is also the 369,131st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 523 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 11,807 people, or 1 in 3,306. In Uganda Birabwa is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 19 percent reside, Kampala District, where 11 percent reside and Mukono District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Birabwa occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biraabwa931/
Birebwa863/
Birabwe863/
Birabua862/
Berabwa861/
Bireebwa801/
Birabbi71300/
Biravva7159/
Birabbo712/
Bajrabba6769/
Bhiravva6713/
Bhirabbi675/
Bairavva675/
Byorobwa671/
Bhairavva637/
Viravva5710/
Byravva575/
Biropua571/
Virabbi571/
Beravva571/
Beeravva5321/
Behrabbi5317/
Birompua534/
Beerabbi533/
Bironpua532/
Veerabbai5014/
Verrabbai504/
Bheeravva503/
Veerabbay501/

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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 Birabwa
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