Muhairwe Surname

66,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muhairwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhairwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7,4321:5,253952
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Muhairwe (14) may also be a first name.

Muhairwe Last Name Facts

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

Muhairwe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Muhairwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhairwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,899th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 978,983 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhairwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muhairwe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Muhairwe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 7,432 people, or 1 in 5,253. In Uganda Muhairwe is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 14 percent reside, Kiruhura District, where 11 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhayirwe946/
Mmuhairwe941/
Muhhairwe941/
Muhaiirwe941/
Muhirwe933,229/
Muharwe935/
Muheirwe882,169/
Muhierwe888/
Muhiarwe882/
Muhoirwe882/
Muheyirwe824/
Muhirweha821/
Muhijirwe821/
Muherwe80103/
Muharwa809/
Mihirwe801/
Miharwe801/
Muharbeh7521/
Muhairbi7521/
Muheirwa754/
Muhaarwa751/
Muhijirwa715/
M'Muhirwa711/
Muheirwoha6729/
Muharvi675/
Museharvey671/
Muhirwooha671/

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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 Muhairwe
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