Gahirwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gahirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gahirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gahirwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gahirwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahirwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gahirwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Gahirwa is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 17 percent are found, Kamwenge District, where 17 percent are found and Mukono District, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 7 percent are found and Rwanda, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Gahirwa
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