Kanuwe Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Kanuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kanuwe (10) may also be a first name.
Kanuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanuwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kanuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuwe? popularity and diffusion
Kanuwe is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Kanuwe are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 21 percent live, Mubende District, where 21 percent live and Kyegegwa District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanuuwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanouwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanuw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanuwa | 83 | 80 | / |
| Kanowe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Kanuve | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kenuwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kaniwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kanube | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kanauw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kainuwa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Kanhuwa | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kanuhwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kanouwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kanowei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kanuwai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Keneuwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kanuway | 77 | 8 | / |
| Qanguwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kaunuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanoowe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kenuwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanuves | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanuve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanuwoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanhouwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kognouwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanguvei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kounouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konuweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konuwa | 67 | 333 | / |
| Kanywa | 67 | 232 | / |
| Kanive | 67 | 217 | / |
| Konowe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kanowi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kanuva | 67 | 72 | / |
| Koniwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keniwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaniwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caniwe | 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 Kanuwe
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