Amwesiga Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Amwesiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 239 | 1:163,344 | 14,063 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
Amwesiga (110) may also be a first name.
Amwesiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwesiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amwesiga is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amwesiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwesiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amwesiga is the 978,274th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. Amwesiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwesiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 110 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 163,344. In Uganda Amwesiga is most common in: Hoima District, where 19 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 17 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwesiiga | 94 | 2 | / |
| Amwesigah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Amesiga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amessiga | 88 | 43 | / |
| Amwesige | 88 | 9 | / |
| Omwesiga | 88 | 8 | / |
| Aimesiga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Imwesiga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amwisiga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amesig | 86 | 7 | / |
| Omwesigwa | 82 | 23 | / |
| Amwesigye | 82 | 9 | / |
| Umwesigwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amessigah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amesaga | 80 | 16 | / |
| Amesgua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amusiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ameciga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amesikwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aimeciga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amescica | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ames-Gay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omwesige | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owomwesigwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Amasig | 71 | 174 | / |
| Amosig | 71 | 128 | / |
| Omwesigye | 71 | 30 | / |
| Amesak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amesquiea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ameski | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amusig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeisigua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amasi-Gha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amosga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amezaga | 67 | 2,051 | / |
| Amescua | 67 | 1,822 | / |
| Amesaka | 67 | 115 | / |
| Amesqua | 67 | 65 | / |
| Amasika | 67 | 49 | / |
| Amisoga | 67 | 44 | / |
| Amescoa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Amisaga | 67 | 38 | / |
| Amesaki | 67 | 36 | / |
| Amasuga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Amezega | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uyaemesigo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yamasig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amaziga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amisuga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amousga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amesiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuesca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amezoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amezgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amesuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amescsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amescla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amescca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omasiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamsika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amasoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amisika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameskao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsagaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amusiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameskoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emesika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amieski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amusoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsiaki | 67 | 0 | / |
| Omuejiga | 63 | 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 Amwesiga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis