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
Mwirima has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwirima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwirima are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 22 percent are found, Rukungiri District, where 17 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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