Hiire Surname
Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname
Hiire Surname User-submission:
In Bunyole, Butaleja District, the Hiire surname may be given after the ancestors or if one was born at night.
Hiire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,772 | 1:22,031 | 3,214 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Hiire Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Bunyole, Butaleja District, the Hiire surname may be given after the ancestors or if one was born at night.
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Where Does The Last Name Hiire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiire is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 225,189th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hiire reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,772 people, or 1 in 22,031. In Uganda Hiire is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 59 percent live, Mayuge District, where 7 percent live and Budaka District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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