Bwiyere Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwiyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwiyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bwiyere Last Name Facts

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

Bwiyere is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwiyere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwiyere are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Bwiyere is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Bwiyere is most common in: Migori County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Bwiyere exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwiere921/
Bwoyere862/
Buiyere861/
Bwire8358,345/
Bwyer8312/
Bweere7721/
Bweire772/
Bwoire771/
Bwirre771/
Bwayera71197/
Bweyare719/
Bwihare712/
Bhuiyer711/
Bwigger711/
Bwehare711/
Bweyera711/
Bware67290/
Bwuer673/
Fwire672/
Bwayeera671/
Bwijuire671/

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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 Bwiyere
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