Buhigiro Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Buhigiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Buhigiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhigiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buhigiro occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhigiro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Buhigiro are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Buhigiro is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 813,318. In Uganda Buhigiro is most common in: Ssembabule District, where 19 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 15 percent live and Kampala District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda Buhigiro exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhingiro | 94 | 4 | / |
| Buhigyiro | 94 | 1 | / |
| Buhugiro | 88 | 5 | / |
| Bihigiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Buhagiar | 75 | 4,322 | / |
| Bahigire | 75 | 31 | / |
| Bahigira | 75 | 24 | / |
| Behigiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buhogiar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahigirwa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bouhagiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buahagiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahigyire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahigyira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhou Girao | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bahagir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buheger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Böhiger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behiger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahagire | 63 | 12 | / |
| Bahugire | 63 | 9 | / |
| Bahagiri | 63 | 6 | / |
| Behagiri | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bahigeri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bahagiar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bahuugire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bahugiire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bahagiirwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bahegere | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Buhigiro
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