Ashimwe Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Ashimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ashimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashimwe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashimwe? popularity and diffusion
Ashimwe is the 1,359,010th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ashimwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ashimwe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 63 percent are found, Kampala District, where 11 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda Ashimwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 30 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashimwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Asimwe | 92 | 5,973 | / |
| Assimwe | 86 | 471 | / |
| Ashimbe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Asimmwe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ashinwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hasimwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Asimweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ashemwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asaimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eshimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aasimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asimwee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aisimewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashinwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asimwa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Asimbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Asimwi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Asimue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Acimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asumwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hashimbey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oshimbe | 71 | 68 | / |
| Ashinwi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Asimwai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Assimbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Achimve | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ashimui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asimbee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ashimbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ashinbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asinewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ossimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshinwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashimbay | 67 | 65 | / |
| Oshienwe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Oshionwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashimbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eshimvie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hashimui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azshinwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashienwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assimuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otshemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashinbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasimbee | 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 Ashimwe
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