Asimwe Surname
Approximately 5,973 people bear this surname
Asimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,553 | 1:7,030 | 1,227 |
| Tanzania | 330 | 1:160,429 | 14,333 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Asimwe (5,358) may also be a first name.
Asimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asimwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asimwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,342nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,220,081 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asimwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Asimwe is also the 92,079th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 5,358 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,553 people, or 1 in 7,030. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kibaale District, where 8 percent are found, Kasese District, where 7 percent are found and Mubende District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Asimwe occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assimwe | 92 | 471 | / |
| Ashimwe | 92 | 163 | / |
| Asimmwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Hasimwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Asaimwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asimweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asimwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aasimwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hashimwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aisimewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asimwa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Asimbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Asimwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Asimue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Acimwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Esimwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ashimbe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Asinwet | 77 | 11 | / |
| Asimwai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ashinwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Assimbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asimbee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ossimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eshimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashemwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ashinwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Assimuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasimbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azimbe | 67 | 287 | / |
| Asembe | 67 | 149 | / |
| Asimbi | 67 | 109 | / |
| Asinwa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Azinwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Asimui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojimwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osinwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asnwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osimue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asinue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asmbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheisimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asemve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hashimbey | 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 Asimwe
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