Amwesiga Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amwesiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwesiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2391:163,34414,063
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926

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

The surname Amwesiga is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwesiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amwesiga is the 978,274th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwesiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 110 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 163,344. In Uganda Amwesiga is primarily found in: Hoima District, where 19 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 17 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Amwesiga is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

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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
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