Asiimwe Surname
Approximately 152,196 people bear this surname
Asiimwe Surname User-submission:
The Asiimwe surname comes from Western Uganda. It means 'let him be praised', 'let the Lord be praised'.
Asiimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 138,209 | 1:282 | 5 |
| Rwanda | 13,643 | 1:833 | 185 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Asiimwe (2,524) may also be a first name.
Asiimwe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Asiimwe surname comes from Western Uganda. It means 'let him be praised', 'let the Lord be praised'.
- mugumyaAsiimwe Demographics
Average Asiimwe Salary in
United States
$42,134 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asiimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asiimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asiimwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asiimwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,690th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,883 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asiimwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,840th most widespread first name globally It is held by 2,524 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 138,209 people, or 1 in 282. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kibaale District, where 12 percent are found, Hoima District, where 8 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Asiimwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Asiimwe surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Asiimwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning R 208,560 per year and in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,134 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assiimwe | 93 | 103 | / |
| Asiimmwe | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ashiimwe | 93 | 7 | / |
| Asiimwwe | 93 | 5 | / |
| Aasiimwe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Asiimwee | 93 | 2 | / |
| Asiimweh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Asiimnwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Assiimweh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Asiimwa | 86 | 39 | / |
| Osiimwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Asiimue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achiimwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osiimwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashiembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assiembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asieimbay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Asienwa | 57 | 96 | / |
| Ashiembi | 53 | 340 | / |
| Oshienwe | 53 | 37 | / |
| Ashienwi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Asihinbi | 53 | 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
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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 Asiimwe
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