Mahirane Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mahirane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahirane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1811:215,68716,879
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahirane (20) may also be a first name.

Mahirane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahirane occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahirane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahirane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahirane reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mahirane is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 215,687. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 10 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 9 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Mahirane exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Rwanda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahiraane941/
Mahirani8810/
Maherane884/
Majhirani821/
Maerane801/
Mahirangai781/
Maherani75173/
Moherane7559/
Mahireni759/
Maherany751/
Maheerathne741/
Mahaerani7128/
Maheraniy716/
Mohairani711/
Moerane674,697/
Maerani67260/
Maheranajh673/
Moeranea631/
Moherani631/
Maherona631/
Moerana535/
Moerene532/
Mahereni5011/
Maeronie501/
Moerangi501/

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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 Mahirane
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