Kakwezi Surname
Approximately 3,219 people bear this surname
Kakwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,205 | 1:17,705 | 2,711 |
| Tanzania | 1,002 | 1:52,836 | 5,823 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kakwezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakwezi is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kakwezi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwezi? popularity and diffusion
Kakwezi is the 138,965th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,263,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwezi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kakwezi is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,205 people, or 1 in 17,705. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 24 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 5 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwezhi | 93 | 207 | / |
| Kakweezi | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kaakwezi | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kankwezi | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kakwehzi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kakwezzi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakweizi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakwaezi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakweza | 86 | 222 | / |
| Kacwezi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kakwesi | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kokwezi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kakuezi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kakwazi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kakwizi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kakweze | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kakwegi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakweise | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kakwechi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakweesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kancwezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kang'wezi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kakueze | 71 | 192 | / |
| Kagweza | 71 | 170 | / |
| Kakueji | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kakueza | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kakwasi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kakwisi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kakwege | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kakwese | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kakwiza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kakwise | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kagwizi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kakwase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kagweji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakweje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakweche | 67 | 284 | / |
| Kagwidzi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kakuetsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakwatsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakwitsi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kakwichi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaqweasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangwizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakweege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwidze | 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
- 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 Kakwezi
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