Kawekawe Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Kawekawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
Kawekawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawekawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawekawe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kawekawe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawekawe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kawekawe is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Kawekawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kawekawe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Kawekawe is most numerous in: Bundibugyo District, where 94 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 3 percent live and Hoima District, where 1 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawekeaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaekae | 86 | 366 | / |
| Kaekave | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kaiekaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayekaye | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kavekave | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kowekowe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaweckie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kajwekye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keekae | 71 | 226 | / |
| Kakeaw | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kaekai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaikae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawekajay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaswekiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koekae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaikeaw | 67 | 235 | / |
| Kajekai | 67 | 164 | / |
| Kajekye | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kawakai | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kaekhai | 67 | 61 | / |
| Khaekye | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kakkeaw | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kabekey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaykeaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaykaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kavekay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaekaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaukeaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kajekay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaukabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaekaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keekaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuekaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawikaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaykeae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaykaee | 67 | 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 Kawekawe
- 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