Jjaggwe Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jjaggwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jjaggwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda931:419,77725,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jjaggwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jjaggwe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jjaggwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jjaggwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jjaggwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 33 percent reside, Rakai District, where 14 percent reside and Kampala District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jjagwe921,219/
Jaggwe92416/
Jagwe831,333/
Jiagwe773/
Djagwe771/
Jjagwa771/
Jaagwe771/
Jaggwa771/
Jagwea771/
Jagwed771/
Jiagwei7129/
Jangwea711/
Jaygweh711/
Jaangwe711/
Jangweh711/
Ijangwe711/
Jagwesh711/
Jagwuer711/
Sagwe672,438/
Cagwe67342/
Jakwe67219/
Jogwe67183/
Jague67141/
Yagwe6797/
Jagbe6785/
Jagwa6767/
Jaghw6724/
Zagwe675/
Iagwe671/
Jackgwee671/
Jhagw671/
Jacwe671/

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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 Jjaggwe
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