Kokwijuka Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kokwijuka Surname User-submission:

A surname of Bakiga origin in South Western Uganda, meaning 'something to remember' or 'to be remembered'.

Kokwijuka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Kokwijuka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Bakiga origin in South Western Uganda, meaning 'something to remember' or 'to be remembered'.

- misri
DNA test information

Kokwijuka Last Name Facts

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

Kokwijuka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kokwijuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokwijuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Kokwijuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kokwijuka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kokwijuka is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Kokwijuka is most common in: Rakai District, where 72 percent live, Buikwe District, where 5 percent live and Mbarara District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda Kokwijuka is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokwijuka
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