Bwiru Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bwiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwiru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3591:147,47013,430
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bwiru (241) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwiru Demographics

Bwiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Bwiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwiru occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 583,527th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiru live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 575,894th most common first name world-wide, borne by 241 people.

The last name Bwiru is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 147,470. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 54 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Bwiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bwiru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwiruha831/
Bweru808/
Buiru805/
Bbiru801/
Buireu7339/
Bweeru732/
Bwerou731/
Bwaheeru622/
Bueru603/
Buetru551/
Buerou551/
Bhueru551/
Puirau551/
Puiroux50208/
Puireux5099/
Bouerou5043/
Båverud5031/
Puiroud5021/
Bæverud504/
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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 Bwiru
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