Buhwiriri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhwiriri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhwiriri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Buhwiriri Last Name Facts

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

Buhwiriri occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhwiriri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buhwiriri is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Buhwiriri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhwiriri are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent live and Kyankwanzi District, where 50 percent live. Excluding Uganda Buhwiriri exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buwiriri941/
Bwiriri88398/
Bhiriri882/
Bhiriria821/
Buriri80682/
Biriri80206/
Bwirir804/
Bhirir802/
Bwirirayi782/
Bwirire751,155/
Bouhrir75143/
Birieri75132/
Bhariri7592/
Pwiriri759/
Bhirari757/
Bwirira756/
Bauriri755/
Bhiruri752/
Bouriri752/
Buririo752/
Burirai751/
Boiriri751/
Biriori751/
Biriria751/
Biriari751/
Bairiri751/
Bahriri751/
Birirei751/
Buwayirira742/
Birir712,894/
Bouhrira71217/
Briri71178/
Bhrir7183/
Burir7156/
Beurirai7113/
Bahriari7113/
Biriyeri716/
Biriwari713/
Buvuriri711/
Burrieri711/
Birirayi711/
Buriwari711/
Bwiriire711/
Bwairira711/
Byirieri711/
Bierieri711/
Birierie711/
Biaeriri711/
Bairirie711/
Buriro6714,241/
Birari679,306/
Birori674,057/
Buhrer671,234/
Bariri67719/
Boughrira67482/
Burira67349/
Puriri67124/
Biruri67105/
Boriri6764/
Piriri6763/
Bahrir6762/
Brieri6747/
Birira6741/
Birair6739/
Bhrira6733/
Bharir6724/
Biriro6722/
Baurir6719/
Bhorir6712/
Birire6712/
Bhairiwar6710/
Biryir6710/
Birrir679/
Bireir679/
Beriri677/
Brughieri677/
Bireri676/
Bhuriyari674/
Buriru674/
Burhri673/
Buruhwari673/
Bhriro673/
Burire672/
Birhir672/
Biriru672/
Burior672/
Bwayirira672/
Bahriyari672/
Bourir671/
Bhurir671/
Bhawarira671/
Bhiror671/
Buriar671/
Bwayirire671/
Bhirar671/
Birihwari671/
Biriar671/
Bougherir671/
Bouhriera671/
Bouiarire671/
Buhrar670/
Buwerere592/

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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 Buhwiriri
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