Uwihirwe Surname
Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname
Uwihirwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uwihirwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwihirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uwihirwe is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwihirwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 155,981st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. The surname Uwihirwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwihirwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Beside Rwanda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwihiirwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Owihirwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Uwuhirwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ihirwe | 86 | 41 | / |
| Uhirwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uhiriwe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Uhairwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihire | 77 | 42 | / |
| Uhire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owohirwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uwuhiire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouhiriwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owiherwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwihoreye | 71 | 4,916 | / |
| Ahirwe | 71 | 254 | / |
| Ihiere | 71 | 85 | / |
| Uhirwa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Uhiere | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ohirwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yuhire | 71 | 6 | / |
| Iehire | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoheirwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owohairwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iharwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayuhairwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aihire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ouhire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owahairwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uahire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwihoroye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ihiare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ihirhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahairwe | 67 | 837 | / |
| Aheirwe | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ihir | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ahiirwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uhir | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ouehire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ohairwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ehiriwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uhighir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owahire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwahore | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohiriwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohiirwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiahire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouahire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uihoiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iheaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owohire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auheire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayuhire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwahure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhorewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihiire | 67 | 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 Uwihirwe
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