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

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Bwiru Last Name Facts

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

Bwiru occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 583,527th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name Bwiru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiru reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 575,894th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 241 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 147,470. In Tanzania Bwiru is most common in: Mara Region, where 54 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Bwiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bwiru last name is principally 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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