Kakyire Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakyire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kakyire Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kakyire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakyire occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakyire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kakyire live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 40 percent live, Kampala District, where 25 percent live and Mbarara District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaakyire931,055/
Kakyirie931/
Kakyere8650/
Kakiire8614/
Kakyira866/
Kaikiire801/
Kakaayira753/
Kakyera7157/
Kakiira7137/
Kakyeri717/
Kaakyer716/
Kakiiri715/
Kakiera714/
Kokyere711/
Kakuhijire711/
Kekyiri711/
Kaaikyer676/
Kakihira675/
Kaszkier671/
Kekihire671/
Keikyira671/
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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 Kakyire
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