Kakyere Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kakyere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakyere is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakyere? popularity and diffusion

Kakyere is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kakyere are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kakyere is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is most common in: Isingiro District, where 20 percent reside, Kanungu District, where 12 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakeyere9343/
Kakyera8657/
Kakeire8635/
Kakyire8626/
Kakyeri867/
Kaakyer866/
Kokyere861/
Kakeere861/
Kaakyire801,055/
Kakayire80164/
Kaaikyer806/
Kaikeere801/
Kakare771,325/
Kakire7745/
Kokyer772/
Kakaire718,068/
Kakarey71148/
Kakhare7167/
Kakoire7118/
Kakiire7114/
Kokoere7110/
Kaukare719/
Kaikare718/
Kaikire718/
Kakyira716/
Kaakare716/
Kakayra714/
Kakeira714/
Kakiera714/
Kakaare711/
Kokyera711/
Kakoure711/
Kaceire711/
Kaakire711/
Kokaere711/
Kockyer711/
Kahkare711/
Keikyer711/
Kakayira6744/
Keikyera6737/
Khakhare6731/
Kaikaire6715/
Kakiyari6710/
Keakeari6710/
Keikeire6710/
Kakiyara674/
Kakairee671/
Kaykarre671/
Kaykoure671/
Khakhire671/
Kaszkier671/
Kaikiire671/
Kaakaire671/
Kakuyira671/
Kakyirie671/
Cakayera671/
Kokeeree671/
Kaakeira671/

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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 Kakyere
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