Tuhairwe Surname

95,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tuhairwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuhairwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,9811:7,8381,369
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tuhairwe (17) may also be a first name.

Tuhairwe Last Name Facts

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

Tuhairwe is most common in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuhairwe? popularity and diffusion

Tuhairwe is the 95,407th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,461,016 people. Tuhairwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tuhairwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tuhairwe is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 4,981 people, or 1 in 7,838. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kyenjojo District, where 17 percent live, Kibaale District, where 9 percent live and Mbarara District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuhaiirwe943/
Tuhayirwe941/
Tuhairwwe941/
Tuhairewe941/
Thuhairwe941/
Tuhirwe931,298/
Tuharwe935/
Tuheirwe88520/
Tuhierwe884/
Tuhairwa883/
Tuhiarwe882/
Tuhirwee881/
Tusaiirwe822/
Tuheyirwe821/
Tuhayirwa821/
Tihayirwe821/
Tuuheirwe821/
Tuherwe8014/
Tuhirwa806/
Tueirwe801/
Tuhairwoha781/
Tuhirwoha712/
Tiharwi675/
Touirbi53274/
Touarbi532/

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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 Tuhairwe
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