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
The last name Kanyesige is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyesige? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 383,720th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,861,430 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyesige reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 925 people, or 1 in 42,205. In Uganda Kanyesige is mostly found in: Kabarole District, where 21 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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