Kayege Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Kayege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 266 | 1:199,029 | 17,000 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
Kayege (12) may also be a first name.
Kayege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kayege occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kayege click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayege? popularity and diffusion
Kayege is the 868,551st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayege are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 199,029. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 94 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Kayege
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