Kakebe Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2171:179,90515,002
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kakebe (43) may also be a first name.

Kakebe Last Name Facts

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

Kakebe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakebe is the 1,101,507th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakebe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kakebe is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held forename globally, held by 43 people.

Kakebe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 179,905. In Uganda Kakebe is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent live, Nakasongola District, where 25 percent live and Kampala District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Uganda Kakebe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakiebe924/
Kakeebe923/
Kokebe8311,274/
Kakobe831,149/
Kakeba83101/
Kakabe8359/
Kekebe8327/
Kacebe838/
Kakibe834/
Kakebi831/
Kokebie7751/
Kakabee7711/
Kakyobe772/
Kakhobe771/
Kakempe771/
Kakabea771/
Kaikobe771/
Khaqebe771/
Kaukabe771/
Cakhebe771/
Kaikabe771/
Kakeempe711/
Khakhebi711/
Khachebe711/
Kokobe677,912/
Kakabi67840/
Kakobi67150/
Kocebe67140/
Kakiba6782/
Kokabe6775/
Kekebi6715/
Kekibe676/
Cacebe674/
Kakaby672/
Kakemp671/
Kakibi671/
Cakibe671/
Koutkebei671/
Kokeba671/
Kokebi671/

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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 Kakebe
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