Mbwire Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Mbwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 124 | 1:314,833 | 21,485 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mbwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbwire is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbwire reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 314,833. In Uganda Mbwire is mostly found in: Kaliro District, where 44 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 16 percent are found and Buyende District, where 9 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwoire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbwiri | 83 | 491 | / |
| Mbwira | 83 | 408 | / |
| Mbwere | 83 | 242 | / |
| Mbware | 83 | 218 | / |
| Mpwire | 83 | 52 | / |
| Nbwire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbwoira | 77 | 46 | / |
| Mpweire | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mbweira | 77 | 4 | / |
| M'Bwira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoyira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwayira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwera | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Mbuere | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mbweri | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbvira | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mpuire | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbvere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpwiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwera | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mmbwera | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mpwerea | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mpuhire | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbuhira | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwehera | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbuer | 55 | 17 | / |
| Mpwera | 50 | 49 | / |
| Mmbuer | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mvbeer | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbwire
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis