Hirwa Surname
Approximately 18,788 people bear this surname
Hirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 18,604 | 1:611 | 133 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Hirwa (154) may also be a first name.
Hirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hirwa is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hirwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,587th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 387,883 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hirwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 154 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 18,604 people, or 1 in 611. Excluding Rwanda Hirwa occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Hirwa
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