Birimuye Surname

275,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Birimuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birimuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4101:27,6873,838
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Birimuye (96) may also be a first name.

Birimuye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birimuye is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Birimuye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birimuye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 275,138th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,164,809 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birimuye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name Birimuye is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,410 people, or 1 in 27,687. In Uganda Birimuye is primarily concentrated in: Rakai District, where 24 percent reside, Lwengo District, where 13 percent reside and Masaka District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birimuyye941/
Birimuyee941/
Birimmuye941/
Birumuye882/
Berimuye881/
Birimae807/
Birimay803/
Biremye802/
Berumuye752/
Beremuye751/
Biremeye751/
Berimoy6789/
Berimau6756/
Virimau6717/
Berimey6710/
Birimai679/
Berimou674/
Biremou674/
Birumui671/
Berimay671/
Wiremye671/

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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 Birimuye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis