Wiire Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wiire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda421:929,50741,540
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wiire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiire is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiire? popularity and diffusion

Wiire is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Wiire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wiire live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Wiire is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 57 percent live, Budaka District, where 21 percent live and Kibuku District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Wiire Last Name Statistics demography

Wiire earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiirre9161/
Wiir89200/
Wiere8076/
Viire8036/
Biire8033/
Wiira8026/
Wiiri8011/
Wiihr801/
Wiier801/
Wieir801/
Vihire73223/
Wierre73210/
Weaire73171/
Viires73138/
Viirre7379/
Wieira7378/
Wieres7333/
Wierez7322/
Bihire7321/
Viiret7318/
Vieire7318/
Viitre7312/
Wihiri735/
Wehire733/
Hwiiri732/
Wijira732/
Wihira732/
Wijitr731/
Wihere731/
Waijir731/
Wieier730/
Wiirth730/
Wier674,266/
Viirret67218/
Viir6760/
Wiehrer6722/
Bijeire6716/
Biir678/
Wajjire678/
Vieirea676/
Wjir676/
Bihoire673/
Weigier672/
Wierrer671/
Wauyire671/
Bihaire671/
Vaijire671/
Wiehret671/
Wiyr671/
Waijira671/
Wyir671/
Wierech670/

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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 Wiire
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis