Kanyesige Surname
Approximately 927 people bear this surname
Kanyesige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 925 | 1:42,205 | 5,330 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanyesige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyesige Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyesige is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyesige? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyesige is the 383,720th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyesige are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kanyesige is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 42,205. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kabarole District, where 21 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent live and Kibaale District, where 10 percent live. Other than Uganda Kanyesige is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyetsigye | 90 | 10 | / |
| Kkanyesigye | 90 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeshigye | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kanyyesigye | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kanyesiga | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kanyesigy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanyisigye | 84 | 6 | / |
| Kanyesegye | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanyisegye | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kangeshenge | 70 | 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 Kanyesige
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