Mahirani Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mahirani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahirani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mahirani (98) may also be a first name.

Mahirani Last Name Facts

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

Mahirani is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mahirani.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahirani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Mahirani occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mahirani are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Ntoroko District, where 78 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 11 percent reside and Rakai District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majhirani941/
Mahirangai891/
Mahirane88263/
Maherani88173/
Mahireni889/
Mahaerani8228/
Maheraniy826/
Mohairani821/
Mahiraane821/
Maerani80260/
Mahereni7511/
Maherane754/
Moherani751/
Maherany751/
Maherouni71611/
Maeroni677/
Maereni676/
Maheranajh673/
Maerane671/
Moherane6359/
Maeronie631/
Maheerathne631/
Moerangi631/
Maherona631/
Moerane534,697/
Moeroni5312/
Moerana535/
Moeranea501/

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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 Mahirani
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