Wanihire Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanihire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanihire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wanihire Last Name Facts

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

Wanihire is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wanihire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanihire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanihire are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Wanihire is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Wanihire is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 86 percent live and Namayingo District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanhire9362/
Banihire889/
Wanjire804/
Wanhere802/
Vanhire802/
Wanyire801/
Wagnière75102/
Wagniere7535/
Hwanyire751/
Wagnières71202/
Wanjir7163/
Wanier7133/
Wagnieres7117/
Baniir712/
Wanjira6718,105/
Wanyiri672,239/
Vanjire67351/
Wanjiri67201/
Wanjere6784/
Wannier6767/
Baniere6759/
Wagnier6751/
Wanyira6747/
Vanhere6736/
Wagnair6719/
Vaniere677/
Vaniher675/
Watnier674/
Wanyere673/
Banjire673/
Wanjiry672/
Banhier672/
Wagnere672/
Wangier671/
Banyire671/
Whanher671/
Wanjitr671/
Banière671/
Wenyire671/
Vanière671/
Vanhier671/
Wainjir671/
Vanheir671/

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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 Wanihire
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