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.
- simonhHiire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hiire has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Hiire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hiire is the 225,189th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,037,422 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hiire live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,772 people, or 1 in 22,031. In Uganda Hiire is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 59 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Budaka District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Uganda Hiire is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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