Karegye Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Karegye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karegye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Karegye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karegye Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karegye is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karegye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karegye is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Karegye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karegye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Ntungamo District, where 22 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 11 percent live and Kanungu District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Uganda Karegye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karege9251/
Karegyeya881,153/
Karaege8674/
Karigye8627/
Karegiy8610/
Karegea865/
Kharege861/
Karuege861/
Keregye861/
Karhege861/
Kiregye861/
Karegei861/
Krege83279/
Kargy831/
Kregy830/
Karegeya805,855/
Kayerege8048/
Kharegiy8033/
Karyegya802/
Kyeregye802/
Kargiyeh801/
Kawerege801/
Kayirege801/
Karegi772,666/
Kriege77707/
Kerege77259/
Kraege77151/
Garege7742/
Kurege7724/
Kargee7718/
Kirege7714/
Kroege7713/
Kruege7712/
Korege776/
Qarege776/
Khargy775/
Gargye774/
Krwege774/
Kregeo772/
Kreige771/
Kargya771/
Körege771/
Kregie771/
Krehge771/
Keregy771/
Kregei770/
Kreuge770/
Kreage770/
Kiregyeya752/
Karegyaya751/
Krgy732/
Karagiy7158/
Cariege7152/
Kirwege7127/
Kuaregi7122/
Karigyo7120/
Kirigye7117/
Keregeh7111/
Kareigi7111/
Kairegi717/
Kereage716/
Gharege716/
Karagee716/
Karogiy715/
Garigye712/
Kargiyo712/
Khurege711/
Kuregyi711/
Kreagey711/
Kruegea711/
Garrege711/
Karegia711/
Kerwege711/
Karigya711/
Karegiu711/
Kahregi711/
Kireege711/
Kurigye711/
Korigye711/
Kourege711/
Kriegie710/
Kreigea710/
Karrigy710/
Kargi676,607/
Karge673,442/
Kharagiy671,135/
Korawege67292/
Grege67104/
Kiregeya6785/
Gregy6756/
Kauragiy6727/
Körhegyi6725/
Gargy6721/
Kurgy6717/
Kregi679/
Crege678/
Kere-Age676/
Karagiya674/
Khariegi674/
Caruegey674/
Kirgy673/
Kargı673/
Cargy672/
Korgy672/
Khauregi672/
Khargiya672/
Kaurgiya671/
Carroege671/
Careegie671/
Kere Age671/
Chiarege671/
Kyrgy671/
Kairagiy671/
Kiragiye671/
Kuregeya671/
Kuraigye671/
Kriegeya671/
Gareoage671/
Carruege671/
Kowargee671/
Carregey670/
Kergy670/

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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
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  • 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 Karegye
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