Bwiira Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwiira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwiira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bwiira Last Name Facts

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

Bwiira is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Bwiira is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiira live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Ntungamo District, where 44 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 11 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwiire83933/
Bbiira8349/
Bwiiro837/
Buhiira771/
Bvieira771/
Bwijuire711/
Bueira6776/
Bbiire672/
Bwiere671/
Bbiera671/
Mpwiire6215/
Bueiras629/
Bhuiyra625/
Fwihiro622/
Boueira621/
Buhijiro571/
Pueira502/
Buiery501/
Bueiro501/

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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
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  • 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 Bwiira
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