Mahirwa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Mahirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mahirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahirwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahirwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahirwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mahirwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 42 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 23 percent live and Kisoro District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda Mahirwa exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 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 Mahirwa
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