Buhire Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Buhire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 174 | 1:304,262 | 23,403 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Buhire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buhire is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,032,007th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Buhire are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Buhire is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhaire | 92 | 3 | / |
| Buheire | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buhoire | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buhirje | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouhired | 86 | 750 | / |
| Bouhiere | 86 | 33 | / |
| Bouhaire | 86 | 25 | / |
| Buhiri | 83 | 49 | / |
| Buhere | 83 | 18 | / |
| Bouire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouhairie | 80 | 433 | / |
| Bouhirech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhairez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buhairi | 77 | 13,015 | / |
| Buheiry | 77 | 2,780 | / |
| Bouhiri | 77 | 20 | / |
| Buheiri | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bouhira | 77 | 16 | / |
| Buherer | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bouiret | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bouired | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpuhire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buiyere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buheres | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buére | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouhairi | 71 | 517 | / |
| Bouheret | 71 | 176 | / |
| Bouheyre | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bouhéret | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouhairy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buhiraja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhyère | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouheres | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beuehrer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouiri | 67 | 4,291 | / |
| Bouira | 67 | 292 | / |
| Bouiry | 67 | 245 | / |
| Buheri | 67 | 96 | / |
| Bouyre | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bauiri | 67 | 26 | / |
| Beuiri | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vauire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhauhiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouère | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bieire | 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 Buhire
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