Karegesa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Karegesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Karegesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karegesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karegesa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karegesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Karegesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Karegesa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Karegesa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kanungu District, where 11 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent are found and Kisoro District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karegesha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karejesa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karegeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karegesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Caregosa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Carregosa | 71 | 1,415 | / |
| Karigasha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karegechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karigosha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharagisay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Karagoza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caragosa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Carregoza | 59 | 53 | / |
| Caragisah | 59 | 30 | / |
| Carregoso | 59 | 4 | / |
| Corregosa | 59 | 2 | / |
| Karhagaza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Carragosa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Karagozsoy | 56 | 30 | / |
| Caragoza | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Karegesa
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