Karwega Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Karwega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karwega Demographics
Karwega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karwega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karwega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karwega occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karwega are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 93 percent live, Nyeri County, where 5 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Karwega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karwoga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karwaga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karwego | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kharbega | 80 | 250 | / |
| Karweger | 80 | 110 | / |
| Korwegay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Karvenga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karwigi | 71 | 183 | / |
| Karviga | 71 | 76 | / |
| Karbiga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Korwaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karwago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karuege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carruega | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Koruegay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karuigi | 57 | 14 | / |
| Korviga | 57 | 7 | / |
| Korbego | 57 | 4 | / |
| Karvigi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Corvega | 57 | 1 | / |
| Carvaga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korvego | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korvoga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Carruego | 53 | 472 | / |
| Karuhogo | 53 | 20 | / |
| Caruegey | 53 | 4 | / |
| Carruege | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khorbiga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Korvagai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Karuhigye | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kharbighi | 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
- 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 Karwega
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis