Mwirya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mwirya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwirya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwirya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwirya is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwirya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mwirya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwirya reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 93 percent live and Kasese District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwerya | 83 | 175 | / |
| Mwiryo | 83 | 32 | / |
| Muirya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mwiria | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwieria | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwiriha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvurya | 67 | 739 | / |
| Mwirio | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mbiria | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mberya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwerea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muiria | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mviria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmweria | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbirija | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbiria | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbirijau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muirehead | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mberia | 50 | 495 | / |
| Mvuria | 50 | 114 | / |
| Mbireo | 50 | 54 | / |
| Mberyo | 50 | 17 | / |
| Muhaireoha | 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 Mwirya
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