Atwe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Atwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
India111:69,733,217610,955
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Atwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Atwe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Atwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwe? popularity and diffusion

Atwe is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Atwe are found; 31 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Atwe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Atwe is most prevalent in: Dokolo District, where 84 percent live, Apac District, where 4 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 17 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atweh89286/
Atwea89153/
Atwee8929/
Hatwe8914/
Gatwe8911/
Athwe897/
Attwe893/
Aatwe892/
Atweu891/
Astwe891/
Atwue891/
Atw8614/
Atwett804/
Ashtwe802/
Gatweh802/
Attweu801/
Ajtwer801/
Atweed800/
Hatwes800/
Atwa7524,703/
Atwi7511,221/
Atue75213/
Adwe75169/
Atwy75132/
Otwe759/
Etwe755/
Hatw754/
Ajtw752/
Athw751/
Atwh751/
Aitw751/
Hathweh732/
Hatwech730/
Attweed730/
Attwa671,250/
Atoue671,007/
Otwey67696/
Atuea67481/
Atwaa67310/
Hatwi67191/
Atway67157/
Adwey67123/
Atwai67100/
Etweu6798/
Adwee6787/
Aitwi6774/
Atwii6760/
Hatue6743/
Athue6723/
Ajdwe6723/
Hatwa6720/
Adwei6715/
Atuez6714/
Astue6713/
Attwi6712/
Atuer6712/
Hadwe6711/
Atuey678/
Atuie676/
Gatue675/
Atwwa674/
Atues674/
Attue672/
Agywe672/
Otwei672/
Etwei672/
Atueh672/
Ajtew671/
Adweh671/
Otweu671/
Atwaj671/
Athwa671/
Otwhe671/
Otwee671/
Etwue671/
Othwe671/
Atwid671/
Autwi671/
Autwa671/
Adweu671/
Gatwy671/
Ethwe671/
Autue670/

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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
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  • 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 Atwe
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