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
The last name Kanuwe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Kanuwe occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name globally, held by 10 people.
The surname Kanuwe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 21 percent are found, Mubende District, where 21 percent are found and Kyegegwa District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
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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