Mbirwe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbirwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbirwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbirwe Last Name Facts

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

Mbirwe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mbirwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbirwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Mbirwe is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbirwe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Mbirwe is most frequent in: Mukono District, where 56 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 19 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Mbirwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbairwe9226/
Mbirwa8350/
Mberwe8314/
Mbahairwe809/
Mbaheirwe804/
Mbeirwi771/
Mberw734/
Mbeherwe711/
M'Beirbe711/
Mberwa673,500/
Mbirvi67856/
Mbirui6745/
Mberbe6710/
Mbirbi672/
Mbeerw671/
Mvirwi671/
M'Berwy628/
Mbherwa624/
Mbeerwa623/
Nbeerw504/
Nberwa501/
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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 Mbirwe
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