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.

Kakyire Surname Distribution Map

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 last name Kakyire is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakyire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kakyire live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kakyire is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mubende District, where 40 percent reside, Kampala District, where 25 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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