Mwirima Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mwirima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwirima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwirima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwirima is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwirima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Mwirima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwirima live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 22 percent are found, Rukungiri District, where 17 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbirima | 86 | 312 | / |
| Mwirimi | 86 | 57 | / |
| Mvirima | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mwerima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwiruma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwirimo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muirima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbirimi | 71 | 1,845 | / |
| Mwerema | 71 | 61 | / |
| Muirimi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Mbirimo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mbirema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvirimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Berima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muherima | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beirime | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhiremath | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mberema | 57 | 197 | / |
| Mvuruma | 57 | 13 | / |
| Mberime | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mwereme | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mbiremo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbiremou | 53 | 10 | / |
| Mbairemi | 53 | 1 | / |
| M'Berime | 53 | 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 Mwirima
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