Mahirwe Surname
Approximately 8,639 people bear this surname
Mahirwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 6,822 | 1:1,666 | 397 |
| Uganda | 1,364 | 1:28,621 | 3,945 |
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Mahirwe (181) may also be a first name.
Mahirwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahirwe occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahirwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 58,519th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 843,564 people. The last name Mahirwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahirwe live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahirwe is also the 677,199th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 181 people.
The surname Mahirwe is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is carried by 6,822 people, or 1 in 1,666. Other than Rwanda this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 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 Mahirwe
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