Gakwerere Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Gakwerere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gakwerere (2,440) may also be a first name.
Gakwerere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakwerere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakwerere is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakwerere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Gakwerere is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Gakwerere reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gakwerere is also the 149,872nd most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 2,440 people.
Gakwerere is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Gakwerere is most numerous in: Rakai District, where 34 percent reside, Mubende District, where 20 percent reside and Kisoro District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwerere | 89 | 225 | / |
| Gakwereri | 89 | 2 | / |
| Guakerere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwekwerere | 84 | 1,184 | / |
| Kgwerere | 82 | 76 | / |
| Kakerere | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kakwerer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gwekerere | 78 | 12 | / |
| Kagwerere | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kakwereri | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kakwerire | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kigwerere | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kakwerera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kakyerere | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kikwerere | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cakerer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwekwerere | 74 | 10 | / |
| Kakarere | 71 | 78 | / |
| Kekerere | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kgoerere | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kakirere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gagarere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gagaerer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkerrero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaukwaurere | 70 | 9 | / |
| Gükrer | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gokrer | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cakrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwekhwerere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakyirere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwerire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakeriire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekirerwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekrer | 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
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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 Gakwerere
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