Bwire Surname

9,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda24,5231:1,592210
Tanzania20,8541:2,539342
Kenya12,8951:3,581547
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England161:3,482,379114,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bwire (8,503) may also be a first name.

Bwire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwire is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwire is the 9,685th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 124,904 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwire live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bwire is also the 68,322nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 8,503 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 24,523 people, or 1 in 1,592. In Uganda it is most common in: Busia District, where 43 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 26 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 22 percent reside.

Bwire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence 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 bearing the Bwire last name is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwireh913/
Bweire912/
Bwoire911/
Bwiere911/
Bwirre911/
Bwre892/
Bwiyere8310/
Bwirehy838/
Bwira801,863/
Buire80474/
Bwere80317/
Bware80290/
Bwiri8043/
Bwwre801/
Buitre73797/
Buiret73324/
Bwaira73278/
Bwaare73254/
Buirey73182/
Buirge73106/
Mpwire7352/
Buireu7339/
Bweere7321/
Buires7311/
Bhuire738/
Bwerei734/
Bwirha734/
Bhware732/
Bwoira732/
Buiree731/
Bweira731/
Bwirza731/
Bbaire731/
Bwiray731/
Buir6775/
Bbir6720/
Mpweire6714/
Bweyare679/
Bwayira678/
Buitres673/
Buhaire673/
Bwoyere672/
Buheire672/
Buhoire672/
Bwjr671/
Buirrea671/
Bvir671/
Buhirje671/
Bweyira671/
Bwiruha671/
Pwir671/
Vwaihre671/
Buiyere671/
Bwehare671/
Buihrer670/

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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 Bwire
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