Kuwam Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Kuwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kuwam (436) may also be a first name.
Kuwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuwam is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,025,894th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kuwam are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 410,680th most numerous given name globally It is held by 436 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 375,378. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaabong District, where 76 percent are found, Kotido District, where 22 percent are found and Moroto District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwaim | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kuwuam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kushwam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwom | 80 | 212 | / |
| Kowam | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kuvam | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kiwam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cuwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaheem | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kuwome | 73 | 13 | / |
| Quiwam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kouwom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cuwaim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kauwom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauvam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koowam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowahm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubaum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khouvam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kouwoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoume | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kivam | 60 | 21 | / |
| Cubam | 60 | 10 | / |
| Kowom | 60 | 5 | / |
| Cowam | 60 | 5 | / |
| Kiwom | 60 | 2 | / |
| Cowham | 55 | 423 | / |
| Qauuam | 55 | 3 | / |
| Cubham | 55 | 2 | / |
| Kivaum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Koovam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Quiwom | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ceuvam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kouvoum | 50 | 13 | / |
| Khowhom | 50 | 3 | / |
| Cushuam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Couvaim | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kivaham | 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 Kuwam
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