Besige Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Besige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Besige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besige Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besige occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besige? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Besige reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda Besige is primarily concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 24 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Besige
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