Rwahwire Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwahwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwahwire 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
Uganda3971:98,3369,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Rwahwire (44) may also be a first name.

Rwahwire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwahwire is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rwahwire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwahwire? popularity and diffusion

Rwahwire is the 727,600th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwahwire reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 44 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 98,336. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Hoima District, where 20 percent live, Masindi District, where 15 percent live and Kabarole District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uganda Rwahwire occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live.

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
Rwahwaire944/
Rwahweire942/
Rwawire939/
Rwahuire8814/
Rwehwire881/
Rwahwiri881/
Rwavira6759/
Rwaviri671/
Rwabere671/
Rwasweri638/
Ruaviri531/
Ruaveira504/
Ruewiroj504/
Ruhavira501/
Rwabeeri501/
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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 Rwahwire
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