Kumwaka Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Kumwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kumwaka Demographics
Kumwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kumwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kumwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kumwaka is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kumwaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kumwaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda it is most common in: Buyende District, where 92 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 3 percent are found and Mbale District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Rwanda, where 2 percent are found.
Kumwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kumwaka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komwaka | 86 | 5,497 | / |
| Kimwaka | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kumweka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Komwaaka | 80 | 36 | / |
| Komwakaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koomwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimweka | 71 | 38 | / |
| Cumbaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kumbaki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kumboka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Komwoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khumbaca | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kimwakoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komuaaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumbhake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimueka | 57 | 109 | / |
| Kumboko | 57 | 28 | / |
| Kimweko | 57 | 5 | / |
| Cumboka | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kumboki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Komuako | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kimveka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koumboko | 53 | 14 | / |
| Kimvouka | 53 | 10 | / |
| Koumboiky | 50 | 1 | / |
| Koumbouke | 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 Kumwaka
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