Bwire Surname
Approximately 58,345 people bear this surname
Bwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24,523 | 1:1,592 | 210 |
| Tanzania | 20,854 | 1:2,539 | 342 |
| Kenya | 12,895 | 1:3,581 | 547 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Bwire (8,503) may also be a first name.
Bwire Demographics
Bwire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwire is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,685th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 124,904 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwire are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,322nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 8,503 people.
Bwire is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 24,523 people, or 1 in 1,592. In Uganda Bwire is most numerous in: Busia District, where 43 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 26 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 22 percent reside.
Bwire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bwire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bwire last name increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bwire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bwire surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Bwire earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwireh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bweire | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bwoire | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwiere | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwirre | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwre | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bwiyere | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bwirehy | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bwira | 80 | 1,863 | / |
| Buire | 80 | 474 | / |
| Bwere | 80 | 317 | / |
| Bware | 80 | 290 | / |
| Bwiri | 80 | 43 | / |
| Bwwre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buitre | 73 | 797 | / |
| Buiret | 73 | 324 | / |
| Bwaira | 73 | 278 | / |
| Bwaare | 73 | 254 | / |
| Buirey | 73 | 182 | / |
| Buirge | 73 | 106 | / |
| Mpwire | 73 | 52 | / |
| Buireu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Bweere | 73 | 21 | / |
| Buires | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bhuire | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bwerei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwirha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhware | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwoira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buiree | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwirza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bbaire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwiray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buir | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bbir | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mpweire | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bweyare | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bwayira | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buitres | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhaire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwoyere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buheire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhoire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buirrea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhirje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweyira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwiruha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwaihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiyere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwehare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buihrer | 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 Bwire
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