Mbiriwe Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbiriwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiriwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbiriwe (22) may also be a first name.

Mbiriwe Last Name Facts

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

Mbiriwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mbiriwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiriwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbiriwe are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nbiriwe865/
Mbiriwa863/
Mviriwe861/
Mbeireibe751/
Mbirebe717/
Mbirivi713/
Mberewe711/
Mbiribi711/
Nberiwe711/
Mberibe711/
Mbairebe6711/
Mberouwe671/
Mbairebi671/
Mbireebe671/
Mbairave671/
Mbairibi671/
Mberew621/
Mberebe5772/
Mberewa572/

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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 Mbiriwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis