Ruhirwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruhirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ruhirwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhirwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhirwa? popularity and diffusion

Ruhirwa is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruhirwa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Ruhirwa is primarily concentrated in: Kamwenge District, where 29 percent reside, Kampala District, where 11 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhiirwa931/
Ruhira9273/
Ruhiira8619/
Ruhaira864/
Ruhurwa862/
Rwuhira861/
Rohira771,570/
Ruhara77668/
Ruhora77124/
Rahira77106/
Ruhiri7716/
Ruhiar779/
Ruhura779/
Rehira778/
Ruhiru775/
Ruhire773/
Rihira773/
Ruhera772/
Ruahir771/
Ruhiro771/
Rehiara71200/
Ruahire717/
Rahirao716/
Rahirah715/
Rohiraa715/
Rahiria713/
Rwihira712/
Rwahira712/
Rauhura712/
Ruhaire711/
Ruhuura711/
Ruhoria711/
Ruharwe711/
Ruhaara711/
Rouhara711/
Ryuhiro711/
Rahiwar711/
Rahiara711/
Rahir67592/
Ruher67149/
Rohir6736/
Ruhur6730/
Ruhariya6717/
Rehiyara675/
Rehir672/
Rouhiere671/
Rauhoura671/
Rahiraei671/
Ruhar671/
Ruhorayo671/
Rehiriwe671/

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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 Ruhirwa
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