Kurawige Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kurawige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurawige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kurawige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurawige occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurawige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Kurawige is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kurawige are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 40 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Mukono District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 33 percent live and Senegal, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korawige882/
Kurayige881/
Kuraigye881/
Kraige8644/
Kurige8638/
Kurage8624/
Kurayigye822/
Khurage80123/
Kurageu8061/
Kuraigi8012/
Kourage8011/
Kuarige805/
Kirwige801/
Kurhage801/
Kurigye801/
Koraige801/
Krige772,590/
Krage771,678/
Kurge779/
Korawege75292/
Gouraige75132/
Khaurage7514/
Karawage757/
Kouragee751/
Kuruwage751/
Kerage71744/
Kriege71707/
Craige71589/
Karige71501/
Karage71352/
Kirage71286/
Kraege71151/
Kurgey71119/
Korage71103/
Kragie7192/
Khurge7180/
Kirige7155/
Kuragi7150/
Kurigi7150/
Krigee7127/
Kurege7124/
Graige7121/
Gurige7113/
Curage715/
Krwege714/
Korige712/
Kourge712/
Kerige712/
Kreige711/
Krahge711/
Kriage711/
Kurgeh711/
Koraiwage711/
Kruige711/
Gurage711/
Kreage710/
Courage676,471/
Craigie673,523/
Kharage671,969/
Kirrage67271/
Karwigi67183/
Khorage67127/
Crawage67120/
Koragee6795/
Karaege6774/
Khourge6743/
Karagea6736/
Karigye6727/
Kirwege6727/
Greaige6720/
Kirigye6717/
Qaraige6711/
Gaurige6710/
Karageh679/
Kauragi679/
Keroige679/
Gaurage678/
Kourgei677/
Graigie676/
Kereage676/
Karagee676/
Karwage676/
Karigeo676/
Koruwawage676/
Kyuragi674/
Guarige673/
Khuruge673/
Caurage673/
Koragie673/
Karrage672/
Gourage672/
Kouragi672/
Kuaragi672/
Gourige672/
Karigei672/
Khurege671/
Koraigi671/
Kuraugi671/
Kourigi671/
Kreagey671/
Currage671/
Gurigea671/
Karigie671/
Kor-Age671/
Kerwege671/
Kerwigi671/
Kairige671/
Kiirige671/
Koirage671/
Kuriagi671/
Kuragiy671/
Kwirage671/
Kyirage671/
Kwarage671/
Kuyragi671/
Korigeo671/
Korigye671/
Kourege671/
Kourgeu671/
Gureage671/
Creaige671/
Kiraigi671/
Grawage671/
Kerrage670/
Kerrige670/
Kriegie670/
Courige670/
Kreigea670/
Craigee670/

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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 Kurawige
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