Muheirwe Surname
Approximately 2,169 people bear this surname
Muheirwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,164 | 1:18,040 | 2,742 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Muheirwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muheirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muheirwe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muheirwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,819th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,359,864 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muheirwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,164 people, or 1 in 18,040. In Uganda Muheirwe is most common in: Ntungamo District, where 17 percent reside, Rukungiri District, where 12 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 10 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muheyirwe | 94 | 4 | / |
| Muhirwe | 93 | 3,229 | / |
| Muherwe | 93 | 103 | / |
| Muhairwe | 88 | 7,444 | / |
| Muhiirwe | 88 | 223 | / |
| Muhierwe | 88 | 8 | / |
| Muheirwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muhiarwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muhoirwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muhayirwe | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mmuhairwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhirweha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiirwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhhairwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhijirwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muharwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mihirwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muheirwoha | 78 | 29 | / |
| Muhijirwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muhihirwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Muhirwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muharwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muhojjerwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhirwooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miharwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhairbi | 63 | 21 | / |
| Muhaarwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muharvi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Muharbeh | 50 | 21 | / |
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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 Muheirwe
- 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