Kakuve Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kakuve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakuve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kakuve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakuve is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakuve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakuve is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakuve reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bugiri District, where 40 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 20 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Kakuve occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaikuve921/
Kakuva831,592/
Kakuvi83408/
Kakuwe8399/
Kakusue7716/
Kakoube776/
Kakiwue771/
Kakuwep771/
Kakuube771/
Kakuswe771/
Kakuvyi771/
Kakuvha771/
Kakuvai771/
Kaykive771/
Koukouve7163/
Kokouvie711/
Khakhuvi711/
Kakuwa671,739/
Kakivi67163/
Koukouves67131/
Kakowe6727/
Kokuvi678/
Cakube674/
Kakuwi672/
Kokive671/
Kakiwe671/
Kacuva671/
Kacube671/
Kekive671/
Kokube671/

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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 Kakuve
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