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
Asimwe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asimwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 81,342nd most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,220,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asimwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Asimwe is also the 92,079th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,358 people.
The last name Asimwe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,553 people, or 1 in 7,030. In Uganda Asimwe is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 8 percent live, Kasese District, where 7 percent live and Mubende District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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