Muhirwe Surname

138,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muhirwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muhirwe 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
Uganda3,2281:12,0941,995
England11:55,718,059489,080

Muhirwe (19) may also be a first name.

Muhirwe Last Name Facts

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

Muhirwe has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhirwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,566th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,256,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhirwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,228 people, or 1 in 12,094. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Ntungamo District, where 10 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.

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
Muhairwe937,444/
Muheirwe932,169/
Muhierwe938/
Muhoirwe932/
Muhhairwe881/
Muhijirwe881/
Muhirweha881/
Mmuhairwe881/
Muherwe86103/
Mihirwe861/
Muheirwa804/
Muhijirwa755/
M'Muhirwa751/
Muheirwoha7129/
Muhirwooha711/
Muhairbi6721/
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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 Muhirwe
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