Karuhize Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Karuhize Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 280 | 1:139,426 | 12,620 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Karuhize Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuhize Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karuhize is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuhize? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karuhize is the 930,678th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. Karuhize is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karuhize reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 139,426. In Uganda Karuhize is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 14 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 13 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karuhiize | 94 | 2 | / |
| Karihize | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karuhizi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kiruhize | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karuhiza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kuruhize | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karohize | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karyohize | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kirihize | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karuhuzi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Koruhoze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirahize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karahoze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kariheze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kyorihize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyirihize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karahez | 67 | 14 | / |
| Karahoz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kariizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kharouiche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karahyoz | 63 | 54 | / |
| Karaheoz | 63 | 22 | / |
| Karahoza | 63 | 6 | / |
| Karaheza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Karahuza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kirihiza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karahazi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karhahoza | 59 | 4 | / |
| Qarouichi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kurahoza | 50 | 34 | / |
| Kirohozo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kirahuzi | 50 | 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
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- 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 Karuhize
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