Wabwire Surname

17,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wabwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda19,3341:2,019312
Kenya12,3251:3,747563
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wabwire (3,643) may also be a first name.

Wabwire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabwire is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabwire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wabwire is the 17,478th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 229,927 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabwire live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,043rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 3,643 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 19,334 people, or 1 in 2,019. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Busia District, where 24 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 11 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Wabwire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wabwire last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabwaire933/
Wabwirie931/
Wabweire931/
Waibwire931/
Wabwre921/
Wabwiyere881/
Wabwere869/
Wabuire867/
Wabwira863/
Wobwire862/
Wabwier862/
Wabwiri862/
Webwire861/
Wabware861/
Wavwire861/
Wabuhire802/
Bahabwire752/
Wabvure7113/
Wabwera713/
Babuire712/
Weabwer712/
Wabuiri711/
Wapwiri711/
Hwabvira677/
Wabuhiri671/

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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
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  • 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 Wabwire
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