Amuwe Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Amuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Amuwe (93) may also be a first name.
Amuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amuwe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Amuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amuwe is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Amuwe live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 93 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda Amuwe is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 59 percent reside, Serere District, where 22 percent reside and Soroti District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Amuwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amouwe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Amuwhe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Amauwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amuwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amouwhe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Amauwhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamuswe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amuwa | 80 | 2,237 | / |
| Amowe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Amube | 80 | 40 | / |
| Amiwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ameuw | 80 | 19 | / |
| Omuwe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Emuwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hamuw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Amuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amowie | 73 | 311 | / |
| Amauwa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Hamiwe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Amuwha | 73 | 30 | / |
| Amuwai | 73 | 21 | / |
| Amowei | 73 | 14 | / |
| Omuswe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aimauw | 73 | 10 | / |
| Amouwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hamuwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Amoowe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hamowe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asmuve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omuwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omuwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amubee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asmuwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amusue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuwyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amiweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamuswi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Hammuwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amuwuhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahmouwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amusway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hammuwd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omouwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amuwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amoejwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuchue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammubee | 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 Amuwe
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